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TIL that California currently has over 500+ active fault lines, San Andreas being one of them.

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OGeba TIL St. Patrick's day originally was celebrated with blue. George III needed to create a new order of chivalry for the kingdom of Ireland and needed a color for it. The Order of the Garter for the previous Kingdom of England already used a dark blue, so a lighter blue was used. It changed in ~1800.
OP6a TIL that there is at least one documented case of a wolverine (typical weight 20 - 55 lb) successfully killing a polar bear (typical weight 770 - 1,500 lb).
Ow96 TIL that in 1952, a French man used a contagious and deadly virus to kill rabbits on his estate. It spread out of control, killing up to 98% of rabbits in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Britain. He was later given a medal by the head of the Department of Rivers and Forests.
v104R TIL that Slovenia's national anthem is called "A Toast" (Zdravljica)
xWZ0 TIL that the dunking booth or “dunk tank”, popular in fairs and for charity events, evolved from “African dodger”, where baseballs would be thrown at the head of a black man, and hits awarded with prizes. This ‘game’ was popular in carnivals until the 1940s