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TIL that despite being uninhabited, Swains Island is still guaranteed one representative in the legislature of American Samoa

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nvaY TIL That Memorial Day is meant to honor those who died, not those who served and are still alive.
4X5WX TIL That during the Vietnam War, the American navy laid thousands of sea mines in the waters off North Vietnam. In August of 1972 a solar storm caused 4,000 of them to spontaneously explode in just a few weeks.
loxYN TIL Jim Carey: The mask, Ace Ventura, and Dumb & Dumber all came out in the same year (1994)
pYE7G TIL Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott was annoyed after her team swept the Oakland Athletics in 4 games in the 1990 World Series because it denied her revenue from a Game 5. She refused to pay for any post-game celebration for the team and the Reds celebrated on their own with hamburgers.
v1Jg7 TIL of a couple who received a $31.5mil settlement after unreported hail damage repair on their car resulted in a collision safety failure, trapping them in an inferno that ended in 4th degree burns. The body shop responsible glued the roof back on instead of welding to OEM specifications.