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TIL that Samuel Colt financed his invention and development of the revolver handgun by performing laughing gas demonstrations across the United States and Canada.

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mnrE TIL that when Montana imposed speed limits on former No Limit roads, traffic fatalities doubled.
rRMPW TIL that Safety Beach near Melbourne, Australia was previously called Shark Bay due to the presence of many sharks . The name was changed in an attempt to attract tourists the area as they had previously feared swimming in a place called "Shark Bay".
E1x5W If a predator is lurking nearby, a mother mallard will pretend to be injured to distract it from her brood.
xGYb TIL a Scottish man, Robert Barclay Allardice, walked 1000 miles in 1000 hours to win 1000 guineas. He is considered the father of the 19th century sport of pedestrianism, a precursor to racewalking.
Z0dD TIL There are 21 different species of fish that can be labeled and sold as “Sardines”.