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TIL about the Tonganoxie Split, an area of eastern kansas that according to folklore diverts severe weather

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J1YWQ TIL that an american prisoner named mike kurtz ate soap which made him look sickly and nearing death tricking the governor into pardoning him for his 12 years sentence.
gMZJA TIL tailgating, or riding someone’s bumper, actually causes traffic jams, slowing everyone down
grovW TIL that Fukushi Masaichi (30 January 1878 – 3 June 1956) was a Japanese physician and pathologist in Tokyo. He was the founder of the world's only known collection of tattoos taken from the dead. He collected an archive of about 2000 "hides", which were later lost during World War II.
grMMb TIL a man ate over 2000 meals at Six Flags Magic Mountain over seven years by spending $150 on an annual unlimited meals pass.
wLerJ TIL then 13 year-old Danielle Lei, a Girl Scout in San Francisco, was the first Girl Scout to make news by selling cookies outside a marijuana dispensary. She sold 117 boxes in 2 hours.