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TIL Detroit’s tourism slogan is “Enjoy the D”

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dDmDB TIL of the rescue of the ship "Forrest Hall". In 1899, during one of the worst storms in living memory, a rescue was done by hauling a 10-ton lifeboat overland 13 miles to a safer launch point.
GYQd5 TIL about Rishi Sharma, who is going around interviewing every WW2 vet he can before they all die.
Zp8XY TIL that it takes about 50 minutes to soft-boil and 90-120 minutes to hard-boil an ostrich egg.
Y70Nd TIL the rotational axis of the Moon lies within Shackleton Crater.
prnZ TIL Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis by famous player Rene “The Crocodile” Lacoste and only later adopted by polo players