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TIL that 3% of all movies in the 1960s featureed quicksand

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x7mb TIL it is illegal in the state of Texas to own more than six dildos
7rPpX TIL about the Year Without a Summer. In 1816, a combination of volcanic eruptions led to snow in June, the creation of the bicycle, and the writing of Frankenstein.
WaV4 TIL the Solar System could support 10 quadrillion human beings with the utilization of asteroid resources
beOp TIL that most U.S. Vodka producers do not distill their own spirits. Rather, they buy bulk ethanol, dilute it with water and flavorings and then sell it as premium booze.
WkA98 TIL that during a flight of the Hindenburg over the UK a parcel was thrown overboard and found in West Yorkshire. It contained flowers, a small silver Cross, and a note requesting they be delivered to a passenger's brother's grave