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TIL there are five main species of Pacific salmon commonly targeted by anglers (Wild-caught): Chinook (King), Coho (Silver), Sockeye (Red), Pink, and Chum. In the Atlantic, the Atlantic salmon is the only species and is typically farmed.

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QNdg6 TIL Springfield from the Simpsons is commonly depicted as being located in an unnamed 51st state that exists at the tri-point of Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska. The State's Capital City is named "Capital City" and it supposedly has 2000 McDonald's Locations.
X0grD TIL that laughter diminished the secretion of the body's stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine, while enhancing immune response and boosts secretion of growth hormone, an enhancer of these same key immune responses
j7X TIL Harriet Tubman used Opium to keep small children subdued and quiet while smuggling them on the Underground Railroad
RBK7 TIL that Charlie Sheen once bought 2,615 tickets to a Major League Baseball game so he could improve his odds of catching a home run ball
r6Yo TIL that the flood scene was so wildly out of control in “Noah’s Ark” (1928) that three extras drowned and one lost a leg. Michael Curtiz - the director - is best known for his film “Casablanca”.