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TIL Saudi Arabia purchased a large chunk of land in Arizona just to grow hay and ship it back to their dairy farms.

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rRQXM TIL that weapons manufacturer Remington produces an 8-gauge shotgun called the Master Blaster. It's classified as an "industrial tool" rather than a firearm, being used to blast away built-up materials within rotary kilns from a distance.
P1MVn TIL The Battle of Bamber Bridge in 1943 between black and white US troops was sparked after army MPs tried to segregate British pubs and landlords responded by banning whites.
1y94 TIL that Sylvester Stallone sold his dog for $25 to make ends meet before hitting it big with Rocky, then bought it back for $15,000.
d8ODj TIL that "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" by the Spin Doctors was about Chris Barron's stepmother. When he was a kid, she told him that he would grow up to be a janitor and would play his songs for the rats. The Spin Doctors' debut album sold 5 million copies with this song as the lead single.
LkDBQ TIL "drooping ears" is a trait for domesticated animals that doesn't occur in the wild (except elephants). Almost all species gain the trait when domesticated. One experiment successfully domesticated foxes over 40 generations, and by then their ears were drooping.