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TIL a Utah man ate at Benihana 579 times in one year to win a contest. His reward was $1,000 and a trip to any Benihana

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kOpB7 TIL that Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) has their own police department, a jurisdiction that covers 34,000 miles of railroad.
x6v60 TIL the location of Washington, DC in the south was the result of “dinner table bargain” compromise between Jefferson and Madison from Virginia and Hamilton from New York, where the national government would assume the state’s debts.
M7bBa TIL that volcanic eruptions can cool the Earth's climate. When a volcano erupts, it releases sulfur dioxide, which converts to sulfuric acid in the atmosphere and forms fine sulfate aerosols. These aerosols reflect sunlight back into space, leading to temporary global cooling.
GAkpQ TIL in the 1800’s bananas were seen as “immoral fruit” because of their shape. Fruit companies began issuing postcards of women eating bananas to advertise the fruit wasn’t taboo.
GAKPE TIL after reviewing previous research & conducting a genetic analysis, a 2024 study found that two populations of orcas (resident & transient), should be recognized as separate species, distinct from both each other & the rest of orcas. Currently, all orcas are categorized as a single species.