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TIL that the United States Department of Energy thought it necessary to post a list of things about the nuclear power plant in The Simpsons that doesn't reflect real life

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w4BM TIL of The Great Migration, or the relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest and West from 1916 to 1970.
Wo1d TIL that in early draftings of Star Wars, storm troopers carried lightsabers, and there were female storm troopers.
KY96J TIL The giant balloons in the Macy’s parade were originally allowed to float away, and those who found them got a gift certificate from Macy’s.
d80eQ TIL about Operation Rocky Top, which was a FBI mission that discovered corruption in the Tennessee State government. With the help of a first-year state representative, the FBI had arrested 50 people including state officials, which led to two state officials committing suicide to avoid trial.
ZAvp TIL A female shorebird was recently found to have flown 7,145 miles nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand—without taking a break for food or drink.