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TIL In 1994, Granger Washington approved the construction of a large cement dinosaur to attract tourists. The city adds a new dinosaur every year.

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r874 TIL that a 1992 graduate thesis in Mathematics at the University of British Columbia proved that it was mathematically impossible to play an infinite game of Tetris.
8VYX TIL In WWII The Soviet Airforce had an all women’s bombing division. They flew outdated airplanes (which had no parachutes) in the cover of night behind enemy lines, turning off their engines, they would drop their bombs. They were nicknamed “Night Witches” by Nazi’s and did 8-10 missions daily.
PYorL TIL That despite the success of Power Rangers, the original actors were only paid $600/wk and did stunt work(pink ranger was almost electrocuted/set on fire)
4a4g TIL A 2007 poll ranked poutine as the greatest Canadian invention, ahead of the election microscope
P15lJ TIL in 1962 Nick Holonyak Jr. invented & first demonstrated a semiconductor laser diode that emitted visible light which was the forerunner of the first generation of commercial LEDs. In addition, 10 of his 60 former doctoral students have since developed new uses for LED technology.