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TIL There is a 400-foot wide peace symbol carved into the woods near the Nashville, TN airport.

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n6RP TIL that in the US more people visit museums than go to sporting events and theme parks combined
vwRK TIL The word “Beetlejuice” was said once in each of the first 3 seasons of Community, and on the third time, they had someone dressed as Beetlejuice walk through the background
a8JmM TIL Andrew Carnegie became one of the richest Americans in history before donating most of his wealth to charity. However, at his childhood job in the mid-1800s, he earned only $1.20 for 72 working hours. In 2023 dollars, Carnegie earned around $46 per week or 63 cents/hour.
rNdgw TIL a study found that some chocolate purchased at U.S. supermarkets contained up to 0.965 µg per gram of lead, close to the international standard limit for lead in cocoa powder or beans, which is 1 µg of lead per gram. This limit is voluntary.
5Vro9 TIL opium was routinely given to infants from ancient times up until the early 1900's.