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TIL that in 2018 tourists threw about 1.5 million euros in loose change into the trevi fountain (Rome)

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X07Y6 TIL that six doctors devised an experiment where they each swallow a Lego head as a means to determine the typical transit time of a commonly swallowed object. They then presented their findings with a 'Found and Retrieved Time' aka 'FART' score. The FART score averaged 1.71 days
G7XQ TIL Today is really America’s independence day. July 2, 1776 was the day the United States declared independence from Great Britain. John Adams wrote a letter to his wife saying “the Second of July, 1776, will be the most memorable in the history of America.”
woedo TIL World trade in wheat is greater than for all other crops combined.
0pJM TIL The population of Detroit is now less than half of what it was in 1940. Main reasons include high levels of crime and the failure of the automobile industry.
d8o58 TIL: Dogs sniff other dogs butts to pick up about another dogs gender, reproductive status, diet, health status, temperament, and much more