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TIL that the average number of credit cards per U.S. cardholder is 9.5

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ANb5x TIL: The AquaDom was a 25-meter (82-foot) tall cylindrical aquarium located in the lobby of a Berlin Hotel. In 2022, the Aquadom suddenly burst and collapsed, releasing approximately 1 million liters of water and 1,500 fish. There were no human casualties although most of the fish didn't survive.
R55L4 TIL Pirate Richard Worley was the captain of the New York’s Revenge during the Golden Age of Piracy. After he captured his second ship, he named it the New York Revenge’s Revenge.
grMpA TIL Spitfire planes were "crowdfunded" in some cases in World War II. Large scale contributors were allowed to give the plane a nickname which was printed on the side. For example, ‘Dorothy of Great Britain and Empire’ was named by a group of women, all with the name 'Dorothy'.
nW8dW TIL that the earliest known mention of bad breath occurs in ancient Egypt, where detailed recipes for toothpaste are made before the Pyramids are built. The 1550 BC Ebers Papyrus describes tablets to cure bad breath based on incense, cinnamon, myrrh and honey
Ooev7 TIL after finding a bloodied and dazed 14 year old boy with a drilled hole in his head, police returned him to the serial killer he just escaped from, assuming it was just a quarrel between two lovers