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TIL "Helicobacter pylori" is responsible for stomach cancer

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OGGMY TIL that the oldest Congressional District in the United States is Delaware's at-large Congressional District. It has existed uninterrupted since the 1st United States Congress in 1789.
epDGJ TIL that flying insects make up less than 5% of a wild Venus Flytraps diet
neYgd TIL that CNN has a pre-recorded broadcast that was shot over 20 years ago set to be played in the event that the world is ending.
16Bjd TIL, the US implemented the ZIP Code in 1963 to allow mail sorting methods to be faster and eventually be automated
awxgN TIL that Tom Hanks stole his mannerisms for Forrest Gump, for which he won an oscar for best actor in 1995, from his younger brother Jim Hank's performance in the low budget film Buford's Beach Bunnies.