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TIL in 2018, a leaping elk brought down a research helicopter in Utah.

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b9Ol9 TIL that the Imperial House of Japan is the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world. Some sources indicate that it existed as far back as 660 BCE.
YBdB TIL that there is a guy in Maine that is 66 and still lives in an Iron lung from polio he contracted when he was 7 years old.
xNXw TIL Snake Oil was a real product sold by the Clark Stanley company, and in 1917 the U.S. Govt. had a bottle of it tested, but discovered that it contained inert ingredients and no actual oils extracted from snakes. The government sued and won damages of $20.
5pak TIL Spain produces more Virgin olive oil than the rest of the world combined yet most of it is sold as Italian virgin olive oil.
lo6kN TIL companies aren’t allowed to use the words “Super Bowl” in their advertisements due to copyrights, so it is called “The Big Game” in all commercials