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TIL that despite the fact that it is widely believed that 25% to 40% of bottled water is simply bottled tap water, people spend from 240 to over 10,000 times more per gallon for bottled water than they typically do for tap water.

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nroG TIL That the first day of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving will only ever coincide once in all of human history, and that it is this year.
5VeoR TIL until the early 1970s, funeral homes in the US doubled as ambulance services. If you were hurt or sick, you’d probably be transported to the hospital in a hearse.
Be8k TIL That a woman in Ohio was sentenced by a judge to sit in the “smelliest area” of a garbage dump for 8 hours, for neglecting her pet. “If you puke, you puke.”
rRLWW TIL that the little piece of paper to help you open a Hershey’s kiss is called a “Nigglywiggly”
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