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TIL that 7% of religious Americans pray to God about finding a good parking spot.

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woooJ TIL Alligators in Florida developed areas are only considered a "nuisance" if over 4 feet long.
Z86nv TIL About an "Engineers ring" - a ring of stainless steel or iron worn on the pinky to represent being a certified engineer.
al1L TIL The U.S. in 1899-1902 used Concentration camps, water cure and the destruction of crops to starve the Filipino population into submission costing up to 600.000 civilian deaths.
ne77Y TIL of the French Red Zone. WW1 areas in France with access still forbidden today. The area is saturated with unexploded shells (including gas shells), grenades and rusty ammo. Soils heavily polluted by lead, mercury, chlorine, arsenic, various dangerous gases, acids, and human and animal remains
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