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TIL The Tidewater Pipeline was the World's first oil pipeline built in Pennsylvania and still exists today and is used for fiber optic cables.

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0y8j TIL the last private owner of Stonehenge, upon gifting it to the public, stipulated that the public should never have to pay “a sum exceeding one shilling” per visit.
R5Nnw TIL Pixar’s Turning Red is one of the biggest box office bombs of all time, only making 19.8 million on a 175 million dollar budget.
Y7e8B TIL the nut of Honey Nut Cheerios has not been present in the cereal since 2006
XEBlR TIL That every 13 -17 years, billions of Cicadas emerge from the ground to mate. Once the Cicadas have transformed and predators leave the swarms alone, the males lay eggs. After a few days, they all die and disappear for another 13 - 17 years.
b9PW7 TIL that getting 3 strikes in a row in belong is called a “turkey”.