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TIL that Alaskans were so opposed to establishment of National Monument and National Parks in their state that they refused lodging to park rangers, vandalized National Park Service planes, and even set one plane on fire.

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OoaNR TIL about Grigori Perelman the mathematician who solved the Poincare Conjecture one of the 7-millennium problems and denied the million dollar prize money as well as the fields medal. Rest of the 6 still remain unsolved.
bNP0 TIL the Aston Martin Vulcan can produce more than it’s own body weight in downforce, theoretically allowing it to drive upside down on a ceiling
yVYMX TIL 50% of humans are infected with Toxoplasma gondii parasite that, among all else, causes victims to feel affection towards cats
QJQdp TIL about "The Whole Shabangs" potato chips, available almost exclusively from US Prison system commissaries. Ex-cons consider these chips to be the best chip out there, and a high-point of their incarceration. Many end up dismayed and disappointed at their lack of availability "on the outside".
E1KQw TIL that in 1910 spectroscopic analysis of volatile gases in the tail of Halley's Comet caused panicked buying of gas masks and quack "anti-comet pills" and "anti-comet umbrellas" by the public.