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TIL In the high desert of northwestern Nevada lies the McFurthest spot of the continental United States. The spot furthest away from any McDonalds restaurant, 115 miles as the crow flies.

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0dgJj TIL that Big Bird (played by Caroll Spinney) was in talks to go to space on the Challenger shuttle. The most probable reason why Big Bird wasn't on the shuttle was due to the costume itself taking too much space.
1aVOV TIL of the "the loneliest whale in the world," who roams the seas without a pack, crying out a 52-hertz mating call too high for other whales to hear. Except some scientists think other whales are actually just ignoring him: "all these whales can hear this guy...He's just odd."
Abpa TIL that form 1969 to 1977, Ford Motor Company produced the Pinto with full knowledge of a design flaw that frequently caused the fuel tank to catch fire during rear collisions, which would have cost $11 per vehicle to fix. The tag line in radio ads was, “Pinto leaves you with that warm feeling.”
6ExZ TIL in 1193, a Minaret Tower was built in the remote mountainous region of what’s now Afghanistan. Beautiful inscriptions on the side celebrates religious pluralism and what Christianity, Judaism and other religions have in common with Islam. Double-Helix stairs allowed it to survive over 800 years!
Zp44Y TIL Orion Pictures felt the 1989 film UHF would be more successful if it was PG-rated. To do it, two scenes would have been removed: one where a man gets his thumb cut off with a table saw and one where poodles were thrown out a window. Weird Al refused and did not regret it. No poodles were harmed.