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TIL Tumbleweed, though iconic in westerns, is not native to North America

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v1d0r TIL the U.S. military is the largest purchaser of explosive devices in the world. The second largest purchaser is The Walt Disney Company.
9X9M TIL Inspired by The Empire Strikes Back, Richard Dailey killed his horse and crawled inside the carcass to survive an Idaho storm. He found it wonderful and warm at first but later claustrophobic and grotesque. Dailey said The Revenant was pretty accurate but wondered why DiCaprio got naked.
neAYo TIL that if an advertisement for an American flag says not available in Minnesota, it means the flag was not made in the USA. MN has a law requiring American made American flags.
OGP0Y TIL that only $2 was budgeted toward safety training for the crew of MV Sewol, the South Korean passenger ferry which sank in 2014 killing 306 people. This was used to pay for a paper certificate.
VkQB TIL that Canada has a more powerful military than North Korea