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TIL Lincoln Logs were invented by John Lloyd Wright, son of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

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OGMK1 TIL a dozen intersex athletes competed in the Olympics, usually discovered after the onset of sex verification testing
mxwNM TIL in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Cap's list of things to learn about varies based on the regional release. In Australia, it includes Steve Irwin, in South Korea, it has Dance Dance Revolution, etc.
Y7kpB TIL historians are uncertain the precise location of the Rubicon River, which Julius Caesar crossed triggering civil war in Rome
6969J TIL a British Airways flight was forced to make an unscheduled landing due to an overpowering smell caused by a passenger's smelly poo.
b6vDE TIL that the WSF-M weather satellite (newest of the weather satellites) is made by the Ball corporation. That would be the same Ball that also produces the canning jars.