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TIL Key West declared independence from the United States in 1982, then declared war, then immediately surrendered to apply for foreign aid, after being frustrated by the lack of response from the US government to complaints about a roadblock.

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wLYj8 TIL in March 2011, Korea’s anti-trust regulator went to a Samsung facility in Suwon to raid the building, looking for evidence of possible collusion between the company and wireless operators to fix the prices of mobile phones. Before investigators could get inside employees began eating documents.
Y7MaB TIL that the Simpsons is not the longest running cartoon of all time. That a Looney Tunes spin-off called “The Bugs Bunny Show” currently beats the Simpsons by 6 years. This show ran for 40 years from 1960-2000. While The Simpsons is currently running at 34 years. (1989-present)
4kNdw TIL Vincent van Gogh had a known habit of sucking on his brushes to swap colors. It is widely believed that the lead poisoning led to his severe mental decline, resulting in his famously cutting off his ear, and ultimately shooting himself in the chest.
wxaW TIL that SEAL Team Six was named so to confuse the Soviets about the actual number of SEAL Teams that were operating. At the time there were only two.
OoXOa TIL Connecticut ratified an amendment in 1790 that should give each Representative no more than 50,000 persons. But since Congress never noticed, it never took effect. If it did then the House of Representatives would be full of 6,489 Representatives.