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TIL that not only is Jupiter the largest planet in our solar system, it was also the first planet to form

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EVD7 TIL the Thirteen Club met in the 1880s to debunk the superstition about the number 13 by dining 13 to a table, walking under ladders, and spilling salt on Friday 13th. They had 5 US Presidents as members, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
1d8V TIL Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston was actually taught how to cook crystal meth in preparation for his role on the show
JYjvQ TIL Alabama did not repeal its ban on interracial marriage until 2000. 40% of people voted against the repeal.
lnV5 TIL ‘Mountain Dew’ was originally Southern and/or Irish slang for moonshine
XERgX TIL that Charles Dickens, who desperate for money, penned the classic holiday tale in six weeks only to sell out within a week.