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TIL that Ohio and Michigan once went to war over Toledo

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LER9 TIL in 1995 a Walmart store banned a shirt that said “Someday a Woman Will Be President” because it ran afoul of “the company’s family values.”
e0rm5 Today I learned about Peregrine Falcons. Able to dive at 240mph pulling 8g's of force, the falcon has a special beak design that allows them to shut air off from their lungs so they don't pass out during high speed dives.
OE1X TIL there’s a Jewish themed restaurant in the Ukraine called At the Golden Rose where patrons dress in traditional Jewish garb, and haggle over the prices.
KaOB TIL in 1956, Swedish sailor Ake Viking sent a bottled message “To Someone Beautiful and Far Away” that was found in Sicily by a 17-year-old Sicilian girl named Paolina, sparking a correspondence that culminated in their marriage in 1958.
9YRkp TIL Town Line, NY seceded from the Union during the Civil War, contributing a handful of soldiers to the Confederacy. Curiously, it never rejoined the Union as it was not a formally recognized municipality before the war. It "officially" rejoined the Union in 1946 on a vote of 90 to 23.