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TIL Rocky Mountain High by John Denver is Colorado's second official state song

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mxnDo TIL about a Siberian Husky named Togo, he led his dog team on the 1925 Serum Run (bringing meds to stop a Diptheria epidemic), in -40°C weather. They set the record for longest distance and fastest team to do the run. However a dog named Balto received all the praise, including a statue.
Anx4 TIL -The remaining Kennedy assassination related documents are scheduled to be released to the public by 2017"
xVyJD TIL about Ten Cent Beer Night, a MLB promotion on June, 4, 1974, between the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, at Cleveland Stadium, leading to a riot between the teams and fans. Cleveland’s manager sent his team on to the field, with bats, in order to protect the Texas team from drunken fans.
XEndE TIL that in 2019, a flight bound for Malaysia was abruptly forced to turn around after a mother on board forgot her baby at the airport.
0dRx5 TIL artist George Herms had an art exhibit called “secret exhibition” in 1957. It was installed in Hermosa Beach, California. The art was among a row of demolished buildings' foundation blocks. A few friends visited it on a single day, then the works were left to decay.