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

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awxJN TIL That despite running about three hours, actual playing time in a Major League Baseball game is under 18 minutes.
vP8VK TIL, On July 26, 1978, the first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in Oldham, England
MeRg0 TIL that Pres. Hoover once ordered the US army to attack US veterans. In 1932, 17,000 unemployed WWI vets camped at the Washington Mall to demand payment owed to them. Hoover ordered the army to clear the camp, so the veterans were attacked with bayonets, tear gas, and tanks.
xVYAg Today I learned that Tom Petty did not usually allow his music to be played on television, but he let The Simpsons use his song "The Waiting" in the episode "The Cartridge Family" because he was a fan of the show.
WNgA TIL that Mandela was recognized in the United States and Britain as being a terrorist. It wasn’t until 2008 did the United States officially removed Mandela from its terror list.