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TIL: that in the Caribbean you can have domino's pizza delivered by airplane.

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95ym TIL Abraham Lincoln dressed up as a Scottish immigrant in order to escape an assassination attempt on his way into Washington for his Inauguration.
jG4a TIL of Ferdinand, the 1986 Kentucky Derby winner, who was likely turned into pet food or steaks in Japan in 2002
pBxN TIL that “Seawise Giant,” the largest self-propelled man-made object ever is longer than the Empire State Building is tall
VMENk TIL no symphony orchestra can ever make a profit on its own, even if it sold out tickets at every show. This is mainly because the show consists of 40-100 fully salaried members who only perform the same piece 2 or 3 times. Most orchestras rely heavily on donators to be profitable.
kJwdW TIL that Scotland has over 30,000 lochs but only 1 lake.