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TIL: There is a submarine test facility in Idaho - History of the Navy test facility in Bayview, Idaho

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X0g6j TIL that a federal "Witness Tree Protection Program" exists to protect individual trees whose presence was documented at important historical events and are still standing today.
xjD7 TIL : In 2012, Israel ranked as the 2nd most educated country in the world (Canada was 1st).
BL7r TIL Waldo from the popular “Where’s Waldo?” children’s books consistently appears in predictable locations on each illustration. Taking advantage of this fact, you can find Waldo in under 10 seconds on almost every illustration.
Er7p TIL that the 1990’s Pogs craze was single handedly started by a 5th grade teacher in Hawaii. She showed the game she used to play as a little girl to her class in 1991. Pogs originated from Hawaii as early as 1927.
WkM6X TIL that Paul Winchell, the original voice of Gargamel from "The Smurfs" and Disney's Tigger, was the first person in history to build and patent a mechanical artificial heart.