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TIL the word “Nerd” was invented by Dr. Seuss
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TIL Diarrhea kills more children than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined with a grand total of 2,195 children every day or 760,000 children a year.
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TIL that after the fall of the Roman Empire the technology to make concrete was lost for 1000 years.
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TIL that the average American thinks that 26% of the federal budget goes to foreign aid, while it in reality is less than 1%, or 0.17% of GNI (compared to 1.4% of Sweden’s GNI)
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TIL Claud Hatcher bought a large amount of Coca-Cola syrup from a salesman and thought he deserved a reduced rate for the amount. When refused, Hatcher vowed to never purchase Coca-Cola again and was determined to develop his own soft drink. He kept his vow and today we have Royal Crown (RC) Cola.
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TIL: Two doctors invented the chainsaw in 1780 to make the removal of pelvic bone easier and less time-consuming during childbirth