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TIL Oregon has designated an official state microbe — brewer’s yeast

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1a8DD TIL During WWII the United Kingdom removed all roadsigns in hopes that if the Nazis mounted a ground invasion they would get lost and have trouble navigating
7WZ7 TIL the Placebo Effect varies in strength depending on what color the capsules of the sugar pill are.
QJmL9 TIL Taffy Nivert and Bill Danoff, two of the lead singers for Starland Vocal Band (Afternoon Delight), were writing "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and planned to sell it to Johnny Cash, but during a tour with John Denver the three finished the song, which became Denver's signature hit.
JYjl4 TIL The amusement park 6 flags is named so because it originated in Texas, which has had 6 flags fly over it (Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States of America, and the United States)
mx8BO TIL American wine under 7% alcohol must display nutritional information, but wine above 7% alcohol does not have to