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TIL of Michael Cameron, a student of Greenbrier High School (in 1998) who was suspended for wearing a Pepsi shirt on Coke day.

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9YPdG TIL in 1859 an American farmer in the San Juan Islands shot a pig who was eating his potatoes, but the pig happened to belong to a British colonist. The conflict escalated to involve 461 Americans & 14 artillery against 5 British warships with 70 cannons and 2140 men. The only casualty was the pig
W7OlB TIL - NVIDIA's unofficial company motto is "Our company is thirty days from going out of business."
ADxQx TIL In a sneeze, high velocity of the airflow is achieved by the buildup of pressure inside the chest with the vocal chords closed. Sudden opening of the cords allows the pressurized air to flow back up the respiratory tract to expel the irritants
6EWNQ TIL that actor Sir Anthony Hopkins was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome only 10 years ago.
0d14N TIL when President McKinley was asked by his personal secretary to cancel his planned visit to the Temple of Music for safety reasons, McKinley asked his secretary why anyone would want to hurt him. McKinley would later get shot at the Temple of Music.