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TIL that a group exploring the Arkansas River sent two grizzly bear cubs back to President Jefferson in 1807.

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R7LYj TIL after committing the first British murder on a train Franz Muller fled to America by boat, the pursuing detectives caught a faster ship and arrived three weeks before he did. He was subsequently arrested and later hanged.
886P TIL that in 2011, Argentina’s government forced McDonald’s to sell Big Macs at artificially low prices so that the country’s performance would appear better on the The Economist’s Big Mac Index
x60n0 TIL cornhub.com domain is up for sale for about a half million dollars
woKn1 TIL only 10% of men in the world are 6ft +. Even in the US only 15% are above it.
X6lX TIL human breast milk contains the same taste substance that makes meaty dishes taste savory (umami)