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TIL that Tibetans have a gene mutation that may represent the strongest instance of documented evolution in humans.

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XdGD TIL a die hard football fan ran onto the field during a game and was sentenced to serve his jail time during the Super Bowl. He was also ordered not to watch or listen to the game.
b477 TIL AT&T almost caused nuclear war. In 1961, the US lost contact with its early warning systems. Assuming the USSR had attacked, bombers were scrambled but recalled when contact was made with an EWS base. The phone blackout was caused by a faulty AT&T switch they had promised to replace.
NoEM TIL in Belgium, people with autism, bipolar disorder, depression and other mental illnesses can request to be euthanised.
ne0vB TIL - in 1941 people in Northern California and Southwestern Oregon started a push to form a new US State called Jefferson. The counties for a couple weeks would "secede every Thursday," using rifles to interdict drivers on Route 99 and hand them copies of their proclamation of independence.
yVk6l TIL that there are more trees on Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy.