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TIL the tallest statue in the US is the Statue of Liberty. The second tallest statue in the US is of Pegasus slaying a dragon at a horse track in Florida.

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Wa08 TIL a Russian man named Vasili Arkhipov prevented WWIII after refusing his captain’s orders to launch nuclear torpedoes at US Navy battleships during the Cuban Missile Crisis. 2 out of the 3 officers on board the submarine wanted fire the missile, however a unanimous decision was required.
rODo TIL in an attempt to curb petty crime among police officers, the officers were threatened with having to wear a Hello Kitty armband as a mark of shame (from Now I Know).
OJP7 TIL the first Troll doll was created by a danish fisherman who could not afford giving his daughter a christmas gift. When the other children saw it they all wanted one as well.
v5Xj TIL that id software’s distribution model was once the envy of Microsoft because Doom had a larger install base than early versions of Windows.
e0olL TIL Lenny Lipton, The man who wrote the children's song "Puff the Magic Dragon" also invented the modern method of projecting 3-D movies