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TIL “Kansas” is a mispronunciation of French spelling, and should be pronounced like the last 2 syllables of “Arkansas.”

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rR97x TIL In 1943, a new volcano started growing in Hokkaido, Japan. The Imperial Japanese government censored the news because it considered this a bad wartime omen. Therefore, all we know about this volcano's development comes from the records local postmaster Masao Mimatsu made on his own volition.
WXJd TIL An American cannot be stripped of citizenship by the government for any reason, including treason or foreign military service. He or she must willingly choose to renounce it.
4N5R TIL that up to 25% of the population may have trouble distinguishing between right and left, even into adulthood.
d8D87 TIL the actress who played Iola Boylen on 'Mama's Family' & was an actress & produced episodes on 'ALF' also was the Library Monster on 'AAAHH! Real Monsters' as well as a voiceover on 'Tiny Toon Adventures'
vajD TIL Hitler banned the Nobel Prize and created his own German National Prize for Art and Science and awarded one to Ferdinand Porsche, who developed the world’s first hybrid car, as well as the Volkswagen Beetle.