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TIL there is a Merrica river… in Australia

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G4Og TIL That Hungary held a contest to name a Danube River bridge. Within days, “Stephen Colbert hid” (hid is Hungarian for bridge) was number one in the poll with 17 million votes, seven million more than the population of Hungary.
dDMXj TIL: German Chocolate cake has nothing to do with Germany - its named after Sam German, who made Baker's German Chocolate in 1852. Baker's Chocolate, while used in baking, is named after James Baker - the company pre-dates the Boston Tea party. Henri Nestle, however, was from Germany.
78yGp TIL Linda Chase left her roommate's dead body in the recliner chair where he died for 18 months. She talked to him and watched NASCAR on TV with him. After police performed a welfare check and found the body, Linda's only explanation was that she didn't want to be alone.
nWrwb TIL a study in 2008 found that loud music in bars increases alcohol consumption because it makes people talk less and drink more
yQPrv TIL of Saturn, an American Alligator born in 1936, who is rumoured to have met Hitler and survived the Battle of Berlin as one of only 96 out of 16000 animals from the Berlin Zoo to survive WW2. He was moved to Moscow Zoo after the war where he still lives today.