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TIL that California is the only state to have an image of an extinct animal on its state flag and seal

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Brgke TIL when a rookie hits his first home run in Major League Baseball, it's tradition for his teammates to ignore him and give him the silent treatment instead of congratulating him.
eopb TIL United Airlines lost a 10 year old girl on a layover flight in Chicago, she asked for help 4 times before her mother (in another state) got an employee to finally get her child to her destination
QNMGe TIL that Texas is larger than any country in Europe. Not only that, if it were its own country, it would be 40th out of 193 in size.
DRyD TIL the mobile game “Send Me to Heaven” involves throwing your phone as high in the air as you can. the creator said he made it with the hope of destroying as many iPhones as possible, but Apple banned it from the App Store.
OOga TIL: An Alaska senior was quoted $65,000 for his dental work. He ended up flying and driving 3,700 miles to Mexico in order to get the entire operation done for $3,000.