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TIL an atheist man started a faux pet-rescue service that would pick up your pets in the event of the rapture

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xnx5 TIL that in 1996 small town Spanish Fork, Utah accidentally booked a Rage Against the Machine concert and citizens promptly lost their shit. “I’m concerned there might be a riot or something. It kind of scares me, that’s why I’m getting out of here,”
OGBR6 TIL The United States of America has 1.4 Billion Pounds of Cheese Stored in Caves for Poor Economic Periods
E16Dd TIL in the early days of drugstore ice cream counters and soda shops, medicine such as cocaine and heroin were added to drinks at the customers discretion. The sweet flavors helped cover up the bitter taste of the medicine.
kJBJ5 TIL London City Airport isn't British owned. It is owned by Alberta and Ontario, Canada, and the Royal Family of Kuwait.
78ogP TIL there is a massive 3.5km (2.2mi) abandoned underground airbase on the border of Croatia. The largest project of the ex-Yugoslavia