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TIL that the banana slug is the official "state slug" of California

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dYMQ TIL that Alaskans have been trying to remove the name “Mount McKinley” from their mountain in favor of “Denali” but it’s been blocked for decades by congressmen from Ohio, William McKinley’s home state.
LkxBm TIL Operation Babylift happened in 1975 when 3300 orphaned Vietnamese babies and children where taken to the US and other Allies to be adopted. The first flight crashed, and 78 children died.
pGDO TIL actress Tallulah Bankhead was infamous for not wearing underwear. During the filming of Lifeboat, the crew complained about her flashing them when she had to climb a ladder. Director Alfred Hitchcock reportedly quipped that he didn’t know if it was a matter for wardrobe or hairdressing.
DQo9r TIL the first quintuplets known to have survived infancy are the Dionne quintuplets born in 1934.
WE18 TIL a nine-year-old girl’s science project thoroughly discredited Therapeutic Touch as a healing tool. The study was published in the JAMA, and it’s use in medical settings declined rapidly.