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ADvg4 TIL that Bakersfield and Fresno were built on top of a former lake, Lake Tulare, that was the largest freshwater lake west of the Missisipi. It was drained for Agriculture after the Civil War, and was completely gone by WW1.
ZpYbD TIL the song “Rock Lobster” inspired John Lennon to start writing music again.
KO5ZJ TIL the word “mile” originally comes from the Latin phrase “milia passuum” which means “1000 paces” as paces was the way Romans measured distances.
P1ZEG TIL about: Referred itch, also known as mitempfindung, is a phenomenon where a stimulus in one part of the body is felt as an itch or irritation in another part. It's a relatively harmless, physiological sensation that can occur in healthy people.
ZmEG TIL in 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.