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TIL if you are attacked by a bear in Yellowstone, you should not fight back. If you do, there's an 80% chance of serious injury, vs 75% chance of minor injury by doing nothing.

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NX0X1 TIL about actor Doug McClure, who was the inspiration for The Simpsons' character, Troy McClure. McClure's daughter said that while watching an episode of The Simpsons, Doug saw the character Troy McClure on the show and said, "Are they making fun of me?"
yQE4l TIL in 1944 an Ice Jam on the Yellowstone River in Miles City, Montana was cleared by bombing it with a B-17
JY7j TIL ants don’t take fall damage
OGJ7L TIL Kings of Leon's band members are all related - 3 brothers, and 1 cousin
gWl4 TIL From 1995-2004 A caller coaxed McDonald’s managers into strip searching workers and even got the fiancé of one Assistant Manager to order a worker to perform oral sex on him. The story has now been made into a movie called “Compliance.”