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TIL Oregon is the fastest speaking state in the US

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Nlw6 TIL that 7 out of the top 10 most densely populated cities in the Unites States are located in New Jersey.
kORYe TIL in 1963 Robert Kearns invented the intermittent windshield wiper, presented it to Ford Motor Co. and was hired. Ford fired him and took his technology. He sued Ford for patent infringement and after 12 yrs. of litigation, at times without a lawyer, the court awarded Kearns 10.3 M dollars.
vnR8 TIL Colgate bought a Chinese toothpaste brand called Darkie in 1985. The name was changed to Darlie but is still sold in China as Black Person Toothpaste
PYmNe TIL In the song "Come and get your love" by Redbone, they're not singing "Hey!" in the chorus, but actually "Hail!".
69gX TIL that Teller of ‘Penn & Teller’ has no first name, on official documents such as his driver’s license his given name is listed as NFN, meaning “no first name”