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TIL a pencil can draw a line that’s roughly 35 miles long.

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PZ6E TIL m&m stands for “Mars and Murrie”, coinventors from Mars and Hershey who temporarily partnered during WWII rationing so Hershey could provide much-needed chocolate for the new product
GYJ4N TIL that 'figure skating' is named after a requirement that skaters draw figures in the ice, such as loops, figure-8s, and swirls, called "compulsory figures". Once making up the majority of a skater's score, figures were slowly reduced and eventually eliminated from competition entirely by 1990.
dDkr8 TIL Afro-Bolivians have their own king who is recognized by the state of Bolivia (which is a democratic presidential republic) as the leader of the Afro-Bolivian community, the current king is the descendant of a former African royal family which was brought to Bolivia as slaves.
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