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TIL that “Double Stuf” Oreos only contain 1.86 times the filling of a regular Oreo.

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bOW9 TIL that Louis Armstrong’s hit, “What a Wonderful World”, made him the oldest male ever to top the charts.
epeYJ TIL in 1981 George Thorogood and the Destroyers completed their "50/50 Tour", in which the band played shows in all 50 US states in 50 days. In fact, they played a concert in Washington, D.C. on the same day that they performed a show in Maryland, thereby playing 51 concerts in 50 days.
9dEX TIL Rome and Carthage ended their 2100 year war in 1985 when the mayors of the respective cities signed a peace treaty.
EgYld TIL the assumption that Harry Potter books have increased literacy among young people is "largely a folk legend." Research found no increase in reading among children and that children who read Harry Potter books were not more likely to go on to read outside the fantasy and mystery genres.
ne0p9 TIL about the Maxi Trial. Held in Italy between 1986 and 1992, it convicted 338 mafiosi including 19 bosses, the latter of whom all got life sentences. It was the largest trial of all time. The two (Italian equivalent of) lead prosecutors and several judges were murdered afterwards.