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TIL that the oil and gas companies used to sponsor the media and the news would show their ads during the broadcast

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VGbm TIL The most decorated soldier in US history was an orphan who was shunned by his own men for being too small, and was turned away from two other military services before he got the chance to see combat. He was awarded every medal that a soldier could receive.
gpVD TIL that despite supporting one of the highest human population densities, Japan is the first developed country with the highest percentage (74%) of forest-covered land. Japan’s forest management policy began over four centuries ago.
j6nXM TIL 73 years ago, San Benedicto rock wren became extinct when the island they lived on erupted.
Rvrj TIL that Bryan Cranston voiced many monsters in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the Blue Ranger (Billy Cranston) is named after him
QNPGd TIL there was code included in Windows XP solely so that Lego Island (1997) would run