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TIL that the US National Park Service contributed a whopping $55.6 billion to the US economy in 2023, boosting local economies in every state

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0wO7v TIL that since Jason Alexander (George Costanza) is a trained Broadway singer, he had to re-record the famous George answering machine song because he sung it too well; Larry David wanted him to purposely sing terrible to make it sound believable.
R70W9 It’ll take LA as much as $6.4 billion to fortify itself against an impending increase in coastal flooding, with moves such as nourishing its beaches with extra sand and elevating its ports.
6Onw TIL the Hawaiian state flag looks like both the US and UK flag because King Kamehameha wanted it to appeal to both sides during the War of 1812
E14rW TIL That Beatrix Potter's book Mrs Tiggy-Winkle is credited with drastically changing people's attitude towards hedgehogs. Going from a maligned creature treated like a pest to a beloved symbol of the countryside.
AD0a4 TIL that Dr. Thomas Midgely, inventor of both leaded-gasoline and chlorofluorocarbon with the best of intentions, devised an ingenious system of pulleys and strings to pull his polio-stricken body out of bed, which tangled around his neck, and killed him.