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TIL David Lynch is an Eagle Scout

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p87eN TIL a bill was proposed in 1910 to release hippos into the Louisiana bayous, both as a way to clear out invasive river plants and solve a critical shortage of meat. It was backed by Former President Roosevelt and The New York Times, which praised hippo meat as tasting like "lake cow bacon."
woj08 TIL about Nitrogen Triiodide - the most sensitive compound in the world. It is so sensitive, exposure to alpha particles can cause it to explode.
EBVd TIL the world’s largest grocery wholesale company is based in a nondescript office in Keene, New Hampshire. The company uses unmarked trucks and the owner hasn’t given an interview in over a decade.
OG6Kg TIL Nick Cage’s screen name was inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero Luke Cage and composer John Cage
QJ95p TIL on the 3rd day of the 3rd month 1933 an earthquake at the 33rd parallel caused 3000 casualties in a Japanese area whose 30% of the population lives bundled up around one city.