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TIL the Las Vegas Strip is located in Paradise

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OoG46 TIL The largest group of bad science adherents in the world are those who utilize traditional Chinese medicine
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ODm7 TIL That before the widespread use of toilet paper it was common to use corn cobs and sometimes mussel shells for post-defecation hygiene.
R7nB9 TIL that the Communist Control Act of 1954, which criminalizes membership in the Communist Party, is still in full force and effect in the United States (however, no administration has tried to enforce it)
awBAA TIL a Wal-Mart heiress gave back her USC degree when she was exposed to have used another student to complete her school work for years.