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TIL the highest honor that can be awarded to a civilian in Nebraska is the title of "Nebraska Admiral", a tongue-in-cheek title as the State is the only state / province / federal district in North America that is triple-landlocked.

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pYZDO TIL About a power plant turbine bearing at Holtwood Hydroelectric Power Plant that has been operating maintenance free for over 100 years and rated by the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) to continue operating for another 1300 years without maintenance.
69EKQ TIL the characters of Gilligan's Island successfully made it off the island in TV film, only to get stranded on the same island a year later; and then get rescued again in a second TV film
4XY9X TIL: OJ Simpson's lawyers arranged to have a Norman Rockwell painting hung at his home to reflect "something depicting African-American history" and ultimately elicit sympathy from black jurors
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