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TIL that the county of Dorset in the UK holds an annual knob-eating contest.

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4kXB6 TIL the largest maritime evacuation in history occurred on 9/11/01. Over 150 vessels responded to the Coast Guard’s call for help and evacuated over 500,000 people from Lower Manhattan in just 9 hours.
m11DR TIL about the Elephantine Colossus: A 200-foot-tall elephant-shaped hotel that was built on Coney Island in 1885, that housed a concert hall, museum, observatory, and more. It later became a brothel but burnt down on 27th September 1896 following a mysterious incident.
rRVOe TIL that ACHOO, or Autosomal-dominant Compulsive Helio-Ophthalmic Outbursts of sneezing) is a genetic condition that causes people to sneeze when they emerge from dark into sunlight or when they turn to face the sun directly.
K08Q TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger turned down his estimated $207,500 yearly salary stating it was “petty cash”. Instead, he “gave it back to the community” and didn’t collect a salary the entire time he served.
gM7VW TIL Mormons (Members of the Church of Latter Day Saints) are Jell-O fanatics. Areas of the country with the most Mormons are referred to as the Jello-belt with Utah having the highest per-capita consumption for years. The snack was even named Utah's official state snack in 2001.