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TIL During last govt shutdown, AZ Governor took National Guard troops to the Grand Canyon to forcefully reopen the park.

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LnWZ TIL scientists are building a telescope with mirrors that are 8.4 meters across but less than 25 nanometers of deviation from a perfect parabolic curve
bDvE TIL there are 4 states that ban billboards - Hawaii, Alaska, Vermont and Maine.
wNoP TIL of Harald Hadrada, a Viking who fled from his native Norway to Russia, then went on to become an elite guardsman in Eastern Roman Empire and fought in Iraq. He then went back to Russia to marry a princess, and arrived back in Norway as a king, and finally invaded England with his army.
5vJp TIL When he was a student at Trinity College, Lord Byron was so infuriated that pet dogs were banned that he acquired a tame bear. He argued that as bears weren’t specifically mentioned in their rules, there were no legal grounds for complaint. Lord Byron eventually won the argument.
nkWd TIL according to “The Simpsons” director of animation (David Silverman), the city of Springfield is located in the fictional state of “North Takoma”.