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TIL in WW2, the British made their plane's external fuel tanks out of paper-mache, to save metal

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WkZ4L TIL that Coca-Cola was fined approximately $2000 by the Hungarian Authority for Consumer Protection for Ads With Same-Sex Couples ‘Undermining Adolescents’ Moral Development’.
GnQE TIL 2 ancient cities in China were drowned in 1959 by a man-made lake and were forgotten about until discovered in 2001 by a tourist diving company. The cities remain intact and in good condition.
eQ7n TIL Jimmy Carter supported the elimination of all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana in 1977.
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