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TIL that Doritos were made in Disneyland due to stale tortillas being thrown in the garbage

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QJGrX TIL Gene Roddenberry never gave Captain Kirk a birthplace more specific than the state of Iowa. In 1985, when trying to find a theme for its annual festival, the town of Riverside voted to proclaim itself the future birthplace of the Starfleet officer. Roddenberry gave the town his blessing.
en5g TIL there that some Native Americans have celebrated “Unthanksgiving Day” for the last 37 years
GA9Y1 TIL at over 16,000 ft., La Rinconada, Peru is the highest permanent settlement in the world. Surrounded by gold mines, the town has a population of 30,000 people. It has no running water or sewage system and has little to no government presence.
KY0bJ TIL "Bastille" is a name for a form of fortification. "The" Bastille's full name was "Bastille Saint-Antoine"
neDwG TIL that Michigan is bigger than Idaho and Utah, and is comparable to states like Oregon, Colorado, and even Nevada.