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TIL The United States produces 10+ Million barrels of oil a day. 20% more than Saudi Arabia.

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vDQK TIL that can openers were invented about 80 years after canned food
wLEaE TIL that the US Pentagon has the high number of 284 toilets, which is twice as much as the actual needs for the staff. The Pentagon avoids talking about this fact because it is due to the racial segregation laws in force in Virginia during the construction of the building, between 1941 and 1943.
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