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TIL 130lbs of dioxin were dumped on Vietnam during the Vietnam war. (3oz in New York’s water supply would be enough to wipe out its entire population.)

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P17bg TIL DJ Qualls, star of Road Trip (2000) and The New Guy (2002), was a model in ad campaigns for both Prada and Calvin Klein
8eakZ TIL Washington Irving, author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, had a huge impact on American culture. He popularized the name "Gotham" for New York City & is responsible for our perception of Santa Claus as he wrote, in 1812, about Saint Nicholas flying over treetops in a flying wagon.
x61PB TIL "Monster Mash" re-entered the Hot 100 (at #37) for Halloween 2021. It had last charted in 1973.
Brggy TIL that the Netherlands is the second largest food exporter in the world
KOOaG Short answer: Not really.