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TIL the USA exported $124,021,998 worth of dairy cow semen in 2011.

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VBnZp TIL the term "teamster", which is used today to describe truck drivers, was originally used described a person who drove team of oxen or horses, which were the trucks of their day.
R7nr6 TIL Ivan is just the Slavic variant of the name “John”
OGQyg TIL Our solar system has 290 moons. This number increases to 752 if you include asteroids and trans-neptunian objects
dDXmZ TIL: On November 1st, 1755, An earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal on All Saints Day. Thousands died as churches collapsed. Fire broke out across the city and people fled to the harbor, but there was no water. They started looting the wrecked ships and an incoming tsunami killed thousands more.
wLmP7 TIL that actor George C. Scott was nominated and eventually won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in 'Patton'. He refused to accept the award based on his belief that each performance is unique and actors shouldn't be in competition with each other. He stayed home and slept through the awards show.