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TIL smoking is still allowed in bars in Indiana

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KOoEw TIL of Miki Endo, a Japanese emergency worker who gave her life during the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, by continuing to broadcast warnings and alerts over the community loudspeaker as the tsunami overwhelmed the town of Minamisanriku. She was credited with saving many lives.
OxLR TIL: Six soldiers who fought in the American Revolution survived into the age of photography, 83 years after the British surrender
yVDva TIL the soft drink Mello Yello was named after Donovan's "Mellow Yellow," which was written about a vibrator. This makes Mello Yello the only mass-produced soda named after a dildo
NXwK1 Today I learned about the Texas City Disaster, the deadliest industrial accident in American history, killing 581. All but one of Texas City's firefighters were killed.
npXd TIL as an act of psychological warfare the US army planned to drop extra large condoms labeled as medium in the Soviet Union to demoralize the Soviets.