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TIL Chocolate chip cookies are only 85 years old.

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xEwB TIL: A California anti-crime law had the unintended effect of pushing the most violent criminals to Nevada and Arizona
rNEOd TIL Ostracods, a species of crustacean, produce sperm cells 6 times longer than their own bodies.
P18Be TIL In 1969 Colorado tried fracking with a nuclear bomb - it worked, but the oil and gas are too irradiated to be used even today
ko8m TIL that the people of Bikini Island sued the US government for $563 million and won because of damage from nuclear testing. The US government has yet to pay.
OGV9e TIL Fender Guitars did a study and found that 90% of new guitar players abandon playing within 1 year. The 10% that don't quit spend an average of $10,000 on hardware over their lifetime, buying 5-7 guitars and multiple amps.