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TIL since most maps of the US are non-cylindrical (so flat vs. curved) Maine incorrectly appears to be the Northern most State in the lower 48. Minnesota, actually is the northern most state.

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nWEA9 TIL The Ghermezian brothers was inspired by the traditional bazaars that existed in Persian cultures and wanted to build the “Disney World of shopping malls”. They saw their West Edmonton Mall as “ninth wonder of the world” and it had an theme park named Fantasyland until they got sued by Disney
N7K41 TIL In X-Men First Class, 2011. Hugh Jackman used 8 takes to try to get his line just right. The line was originally, "fuck off" but on the 8th take Jackman improvised by saying, "go fuck yourself", which became the line used in the film and also gave a genuine reaction from McAvoy and Fassbender.
lojYG TIL In 2014, The New York Times reported that "In the decades after World War II, the C.I.A. and other United States agencies employed at least a thousand Nazis as Cold War spies and informants and, as recently as the 1990s, concealed the government’s ties to some still living in America.
6EJKY TIL With the Norman conquest of Britain in 1066 the French took over England. The lower-class were the hunters so animal names persist, and the upper-class French only saw the butchered meats. As a result, we refer to beef (boeuf), pork (porc) and mutton (mouton) instead of cow/pig/sheep.
XQaP TIL the US warned Japanese citizens at least 5 days in advance of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They dropped millions of leaflets and issued radio broadcasts urging citizens to flee.