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TIL that 5 of the 6 longest bridges in the US are in Louisiana.

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R7G17 TIL: Social media has become a staple of law enforcement and 4/5 of them use it during an investigation. This is due to criminals bragging online, posting evidence, and recording crimes. Some gangs had public Facebook groups.
0wNy TIL in 1957 Burkhard Heim, a German physicist, theorized a propulsion system that could reach Mars in as little as five hours, and this system is still being researched today.
vmwr TIL that the first successful company to market chow mein in the United States was founded by the son of Italian immigrants who used Italian spices in his recipe. President Ford commented, “What could be more American than a business built on a good Italian recipe for chop suey?“
loEbN TIL that John Newton was the captain of a slave ship. In 1748 he encountered a severe storm and, although being non-religious, prayed out to God for safety. This event changed his life. He later became a clergy member, an abolitionist, and wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace" about his experience.
kJLRB TIL that it once rained for more than a million years in an event known as the Carnian Pluvial Event during the Triassic Period.