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TIL the majority of the world's internet traffic passes through Ashburn, Virginia

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7rRmM TIL That Wolves have arrived and now outnumber the residents of Chernobyl and are multiplying and that wildlife overall in the area is now flourishing due to the lack of human interference and competition.
JYRPj TIL of Where in North Dakota is Carmen Sandiego?, a 1989 Apple II game commissioned by the North Dakotan government. Only 3 retail copies are known to exist.
698n7 TIL of Aldgate Pump, a historic water pump held as marking the start of London’s East End. Long famed for its “sparkling, agreeable” water, it was later found that this rich mineral taste came from the flesh and bones of nearby cemeteries leeching into the water. The tainted water killed hundreds.
AN0Mo TIL that Republicans have won Alaska in all but one of the presidential elections it has participated in since it's admission to the Union, with the sole exception being when Lyndon Johnson carried the state in 1964. No state has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate fewer times.
1aGR7 TIL Christopher Reeve considered suicide after his accident. His wife, Dana, assured him that no matter he decides, she will be by his side. He never considered suicide again.