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TIL Wisconsin has 10 of the top 20 Drunkest Cities in America.

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epkwg TIL that hanging toilet paper in the "under" position increases the risk of e-coli
jN1oX TIL 93% of all humans who have ever existed are dead
d800d TIL the color magenta comes from what the blood soaked ground looked like during the Battle of Magenta, 1859
Wk7a8 TIL that Aeschylus, the ancient Greek tragedian, was supposedly prophesied to die from a falling object, and therefore stayed outdoors. He was killed when an eagle dropped a tortoise on him, mistaking his bald head for a rock.
oRK5Y TIL that the Comic Sans font was directly inspired by the comics "Watchmen" and "The Dark Knight Returns." It was originally built for a user friendly version of Microsoft, codenamed Bob, and thus the creator used the comics he had on hand as inspiration to make the font appear light-hearted