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TIL a man peed his way out of an avalanche

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6E8Dl TIL that part of George McGovern's initial 1972 platform in his run for president was a payment of $1000 a year to every American citizen
wLY TIL that prior to WWII, the U.S. authorized millions of dollars for “War Plan Red,” a military strategy to invade Canada and destroy Britain. However, the start of WWII prevented the plan from ever seeing the light of day.
YpMY7 TIL that before McDonald's switched from cooking its fries in beef tallow to vegetable oil, the fries had more saturated beef fat than their hamburgers.
g5m9 TIL The once widespread West African black rhino was declared extinct 3 years ago. The reason for extinction was poaching by humans.
Lp6P TIL In 1950, an 18-year-old American POW in Korea began keeping a secret list of all the deaths he saw while in Chinese captivity. His list was lost by the Army and rediscovered in 1995 at a veteran’s reunion, granting closure to more than 400 families.