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TIL that Kansas is literally flatter than a pancake.

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grA0y TIL that the oldest football (soccer) ball dates back to 1540. It's half the size of a normal ball and was made from the bladder of a pig.
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nLyY TIL that “flotsam” is floating wreckage, “jetsam” is cargo that is purposely thrown overboard, “lagan” is goods lying at the bottom of the ocean but reclaimable, and “derelict” is cargo at the bottom of the ocean but lost. These terms are part of the law of admiralty and marine salvage.
LQDDp TIL North Korean state media admitted that the founder Kim Il Sung did not have the ability to teleport.
loGVA TIL Toby Keith named his tenth album “White Trash with Money” after his daughter was in an argument with a local “debutante” and the debutante’s mother uttered the phrase.