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TIL that there is a monolith in Phobos

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LNK0 TIL -“Genericide” Is the term for calling similar products by the same brand name, such as all tissue paper “kleenex”,or calling a photocopiers a “Xerox”. Most popular: all pain killers “aspirin”.
l7j4K TIL With a population of approximately 9.8 mil, L.A. County has a larger pop. than 40 of the 50 U.S. states and the populations of Wyoming, Vermont, D.C., Alaska, North and South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, and Maine combined.
4KxX TIL That your AAA membership card can be used as an arrest bond up to $1000 for minor traffic violations
4kgko TIL Around 5,300 kids were killed at school due to the 2008 earthquake in China
kVd4 TIL A crocodile can’t move its tongue and cannot chew. Its digestive juices are so strong that it can digest a steel nail.