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TIL in October, 2014, General Motors complained that the newly sourced Flint water supply was causing corrosion at a local engine plant. GM switched back to Detroit’s Lake Huron supply, meanwhile residents complained about the smell and taste of their drinking water, which they were assured was safe

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GYGLJ TIL CIA-backed-Rebels fought rebels backed by the pentagon during the Syrian Civil War
DQayY TIL that in 1974, a group of farmers in China discovered a life-sized terracotta army buried underground, dating back to the 3rd century BCE.
wLMpW TIL the famous painting "American Gothic" is of a father and daughter, not a couple. It was meant to show the resiliency of midwestern farmers.
kJnE TIL that Scotland’s national animal is the Unicorn.
ZpwGv TIL that Donald Triplett was the first man in the world to be diagnosed as autistic. He was noted for having some savant abilities and to perform rapid mental multiplication. He died in June this year at the age of 89.