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TIL that Nebraska's official state slogan is "Nebraska: Honestly, it’s not for everyone."

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Br6Ar TIL of the Regent's Park Skating Disaster, when on January 16, 1867, hundreds of skaters fell through the ice in Regent's Park in London, resulting in the deaths of 41 people.
PvWw TIL about Whataburger, and What-a-burger. They’re both different restaurants that opened on the same day without the knowledge of each others existence.
OGEj6 TIL the US's primary defense against ICBMs has a success rate of just over 50%
oRxwY TIL that prior to WWII, while working as a circus performer, was also working for US Army intelligence, photographing German U-boats in Mexican harbors.
PpEL TIL The Shiba Inu nearly became extinct during World War II due to a combination of food shortage and a post-war distemper epidemic. All subsequent dogs were bred from the only three surviving bloodlines.