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TIL the chemical that turns your urine blue when you urinate in pools does not exist

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pdx4 TIL that Al-Qaeda has a 5-phase strategy, culminating in the collapse of the US economy due to military overextension. 4 phases are complete.
6WkQ TIL: Marilyn Monroe was raised in foster care & later, admitted to 2 psychiatric hospitals. Her mother was unwed & mentally unstable when she gave birth. Her mother & both maternal grandparents were in mental institutions. To escape foster care, Marilyn married one of her neighbors when she was 16.
kVm TIL Russian and Scandinavian women have the largest cup sizes in all the world.
nWa4G TIL that a money raising attempt by former Mexican President and General Santa Anna (responsible for losing the Texas Revolution) led to the invention of chewing gum in the United States.
XE4bP TIL: In 1696, William III introduced a tax which required those living in houses with more than 6 windows to pay a levy.To avoid this, house owners would brick up all windows except 6. As the bricked-up windows prevented rooms from receiving any sunlight, the tax was known as daylight robbery.