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TIL 90% of Americans live within 15 minutes of a Wal-Mart

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1D6V TIL that prisons across America serve certain inmates a one-dish meal called “nutriloaf”, which was specifically designed to be bland, flavorless, and unappealing.
8a4N8 TIL that men have nipples because we all start out as females in the womb. By the time the Y chromosome distinguishes a fetus as male, the nipples have already formed.
oBLgY TIL Bodies of the deceased don't biodegrade on Everest and are often too dangerous to remove, so some become landmarks for future expeditions.
mvRM TIL: In 1863, President Lincoln signed the “Order of Retaliation”. For every US soldier killed or enslaved in violation of the laws of war, a Confederate prisoner was to be killed or enslaved.
ra0M TIL During the ending theme to Cartoon Network’s The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, some strange, somewhat creepy gibberish is heard at the end. The gibberish played backwards is Maxwell Atoms, the creator of the show, saying “No, no. This is the end of the show. You’re watching it backwards!”