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TIL that the Uranus Fudge Factory is a real place and not just a joke from memes.

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nevGY TIL the FBI caught one of the 1993 World Trade Center bombers after he returned to the Ryder from which he rented the truck used to carry the bomb, wanting the $400 deposit back because his truck was "stolen".
5OVP TIL that the Thomas Jefferson quote “A government big enough to give you everything you need, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have” was never uttered by Jefferson. It was first said by Gerald Ford.
KOVl4 TIL that British childrens' author Roald Dahl was a fighter pilot during World War Two and shot down five Axis aircraft over Greece and North Africa, qualifying him as a fighter ace.
4XQgo TIL the African continent is peeling apart and a new ocean will form over the course of time.