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TIL that everyday about 100 Americans lose their lives on the road

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69yKw TIL the male phascogale fucks itself to death
1WZ7 TIL on June 27, 1844, Mormon Founder Joseph Smith was murdered by an angry mob while he sat in a jail cell. The incident arose after Smith ordered the destruction of a news paper that exposed the fact he had married 8 already-married women.
JYNMj TIL Beer cans used to be 40% thicker and way stronger, which is why we see people crushing beer cans as a display of strength in older movies
epnXD TIL Kentucky statesman Henry Clay made the first known import of Hereford cattle into the United States in 1817: 1 cow, 1 bull and 1 heifer. The shipment cost him $500. Cattle descended from those Herefords were dubbed "Seventeens" in reference to the year they were brought to the US.
DQKVv TIL about the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. It is an annual multi-sport event, designed to preserve cultural practices and traditional skills essential to life in circumpolar areas of the world. Events played at the WEIO include: knuckle hop, ear pull, seal skinning, four man carry, and blanket toss