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TIL that the Colorado Dept. of Transportation replaced mile marker 420 east of Denver with a marker that reads 419.99 to prevent theft.

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woyW TIL that German-Americans form the largest ancestral group in the United States, and comprise 17% of the population
5YnG8 TIL that in 1666 the Dutch painter Willem van de Velde, when tasked with portraying a sea battle, manned a ship himself to make live drawings of the ongoing Four Days Battle from as close as possible.
YpMvr TIL all chaps are by definition assless chaps
bgWZ TIL a twitter user discovered a maze his dad drew over 30 years ago, the maze is incredibly detailed, taking his father 7 years to complete.
WnQN TIL about the Dyatlov Pass Incident, in which 9 hikers died. They “tore out” of their tents at night in sub-zero temps. 4 died of hypothermia, 3 had fractured skulls, 1 had brain damage but no physical trauma, and 1 had her eyes and tongue removed. Their deaths remain a mystery.