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TIL that Maus is the only graphic novel, as of 2020, to win the Pulitzer Prize

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loJy5 TIL that in 1958 an underwater mountain was blown up on the west coast of Canada so ships could traverse the river. At the time it was the largest peacetime, non-nuclear explosion in the world.
GwZ7 TIL the winner of Tour de France has been positive for doping 40 times in the past 53 years.
lX8r TIL more British passengers died on the Titanic because they queued politely for lifeboats
WKj9 TIL in an effort to one-up the Soviets during the late 1950s, the United States planned to hit the moon with a nuclear warhead-tipped ICBM. In the Air Force’s infinite wisdom, however, the plan was scrapped because they felt the public would respond unfavorably to nuking the moon.
oBwBK TIL that Charles Vance Millar, a rich Canadian financier, made his will one last practical joke. In it, he left three men who hated each other a joint lifetime tenancy in a villa, some protestant ministers $700,000 in Catholic beer stock, and anti-horse racing advocates $25,000 in Jockey club stock.