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TIL Yellowstone was the world’s first national park, and sometimes called “America’s best idea.”

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x65K0 TIL there is a person in India with the first name Rickspringfield.
QJVD9 TIL high purity carbon dioxide is a byproduct of ammonia fertilizer production and is bought by Coca-Cola to carbonate their drinks.
Xjw8 TIL “Lucifer’s Gas” aka O2F2 is so reactive, it will combust anything warmer than -300F. It allegedly reacts even with Gold
l7NEB TIL of Operation Paul Bunyan. A retaliatory against North Korea for the murder of 2 UN command officers. With 813 armed infantry, 27 helicopters, B52 stratofortress, fighter planes, a carrier strike group, and a chainsaw. US forces successfully cut down a poplar tree and the mission was a success.
wodnE TIL that the 8 hour working day was first instituted by king Philip II of Spain in 1594 (although many countries in the world still have to adopt it)