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TIL California has a higher GDP than all of Africa combined.

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PVkO TIL that NPR posted a link “Why doesn’t America read anymore?” to their Facebook page; the link led to an April Fool’s message saying that many people comment on a story without ever reading the article & asking not to comment if you read the link; people commented immediately on how they do read.
RWJ7 TIL “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman was only able to get his comic green-lit because he told Image Comics that there would be a plot twist revealing that the zombie apocalypse was caused by aliens who were using the zombies to weaken humanity’s defenses. It was a lie.
M7AJA TIL there is a pathway in England called the Ridgeway that has been in use for 5,000 years.
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R5Ly7 TIL That Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Tom Hanks have colonoscopy parties together