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TIL that the most visited tourist attraction in the state of Missouri is Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World.

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kWe7 TIL a former governor of Alaska proposed building a pipeline from Alaska to California, to pump fresh water, not oil.
0woON TIL a sexually mature male duck is called a drake
j6opQ TIL that Alexander the Great may have actually been killed by the embalming process after he was presumed dead from another illness.
neNbo TIL George Washington had Taphephobia - the fear of being buried alive. He was adamant about being put into the morgue 3 days after his death to make sure he wasn’t “accidentally” alive.
96Q TIL that Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu a hill in New Zealand, translates to “the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as ‘landeater,’ played his flute to his loved one” and is arguably the longest place name.