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TIL the Green Bay Packers are the only publicly owned, not-for-profit, major professional sports team in the United States

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wLZ7o TIL that Doritos were scientifically designed to be addictive by hitting every sensation as perfectly as possible
E1Mxx TIL the solar storm of 1859 caused the aurora borealis to be seen as far south as the Caribbean and was bright enough to wake miners in the Rockies. The geomagnetic current was also strong enough to power telegraph systems. A similar event happening today would cause widespread blackouts and damage.
QNv4L TIL in 2014, a toddler died after his dad accidentally left him in a hot car for 7 hours. A jury sentenced him to life without parole because he was having an affair that day, making them believe he left his son to die to start a new life. A surpreme court overturned the 'unfair' conviction in 2022.
awZ9A TIL That Don Mclean's American Pie held the record for almost 50 years for being the longest song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 before Taylor Swift's "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" broke the record in 2021.
eBJn TIL that the average person only knows about 150 people at any given time.