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TIL that, despite being on opposite ends of the country, Disneyland and Disneyworld are both located in Orange County

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vPp9B TIL While traveling to the Tehran Conference in 1943 on the USS Iowa, FDR’s ship was almost torpedoed by the escorting destroyer USS William D Porter. The incident was caused when one of the destroyer’s crew members failed to remove the primer of the torpedo while doing a training exercise.
b6W6j TIL: That the first aircraft carrier landing was done with no arresting wires to stop the plane, men on deck grabbed ropes tied to the plane
YLVv TIL that a town is Minnesota selects their mayor by drawing a name out of a hat. Currently a four year old is mayor.
788R7 TIL that Dolly Parton wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day. The songs are 50 years old now.
rNeNx TIL Canada has a town called Swastika, named in 1906, inspired by the spiritual symbol. During WWII, the gov't renamed it "Winston", but the residents refused. They reinstalled the old sign, with a message: “To hell with Hitler, we came up with our name first.” It's still called Swastika today.