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TIL Out of every US dollar spent on gasoline, 18.4 cents are taxed.

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xDW1 TIL In the 1920’s Kingsford Charcoal was started by Henry Ford because he hated watching wood scraps from his assembly lines go to waste.
9Ypvm TIL a region in Brazil is home to the remnants of two native tribes, consisting of four and five people, respectively, who “speak mutually unintelligible languages, but are linked by marriage,” as well as “an unknown man who lives alone and is thought the be the last survivor of a different tribe.”
8e9EZ TIL The Sphinx was buried in sand around 400 years after it was built, roughly 4500 years ago. In 1400 BC, Thutmose IV attempted to unbury the Sphinx but only managed to uncover its front paws. It would not be fully unburied until 1887 AD, meaning the Sphinx was mostly buried for nearly 4000 years.
pgP8 TIL that Theodore Roosevelt openly despised the nickname “Teddy”, and was quick to correct anyone who called him it. He preferred those working closely with him to refer to him as Colonel or Theodore.
Rxw6 TIL a 2011 Johns Hopkins study gave healthy adults a few sessions of Psilocybin (magic mushrooms). A year later, 94% of the individuals said the experiment was in their top 5 most meaningful experiences of their lives; 39% said it was the single most meaningful experience of their lives.