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TIL Watermelon is the official state vegetable of Oklahoma.

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RDEQ TIL that an estimated 85 people die for every life saved by speed bumps, because while they slow down cars and save pedestrians they also slow down emergency vehicles that might otherwise save people.
d8wK TIL that ancient Antarctica was much warmer and wetter than previously suspected. The climate was suitable to support substantial vegetation, including stunted trees, along the edges of the frozen continent.
Wkd4d TIL Ecuador, located on the equator, means 'equator' in Spanish.
ep7Nk TIL Over 10 million dogs and cats are lost or stolen in the U.S. every year and more than 80% are never found
g5KA TIL that a guy once required a desk made of Lego in his employment contract and that his employer actually held up their end of the deal