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TIL that before Alcoa could build an aluminum smelting plant in Iceland, the government had to certify that the area was “elf-free”.

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XbwX TIL Etan Patz was the 1st missing child to have their picture on milk carton in 1979 and that the murderer wasn’t caught till 2012
pJp TIL that the Beatles had to dodge jellybeans thrown at them on stage because fans heard George Harrison liked them
yQlBX TIL the city of Key West, FL passed a law banning the sale of sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, which are believed to be detrimental to coral reefs.
Xlbj TIL Royal Marine Mark Gray saved 20,000 lives by draining the water from a dam before it was blown up by Serbian militia
BJMr TIL that BP stations and Food Lion grocery stores sold the most cigarettes to minors in 2014. Each received one FDA warning letter for every 200 stores in the US