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TIL Jefferson County, Florida has a high school graduation rate of 38%

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d8E17 TIL Roald Dahl wrote a second "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" book, called "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator". It has space travel, Cold War politics, aliens, and Charlie's grandparents abusing drugs.
nWkN9 TIL the artillery officer of France declared "I've got more guns than I need" before the Dien Bien Phu battle, but he soon committed suicide after outgunned by the Vietnamese
E1e1W TIL about Joseph Pujol (aka Le Petomane) who was a Fartiste. After swimming in the sea, he discovered an icy feeling in his stomach, and upon coming ashore, found water poring from his rectum. He discovered he had a special talent in contracting the muscles in his abdomen and could fart at will.
7rLpO TIL if you decide to eat Play-Doh and are on a vegan diet, you would still be fine.
Y78dr TIL Nazi Germany once considered sending their Jewish population to Madagascar, but found the island wasn't able to accommodate them