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TIL that Michigan produces both Sweet and Sour Crude Oil

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ko8m TIL that the people of Bikini Island sued the US government for $563 million and won because of damage from nuclear testing. The US government has yet to pay.
grxjD TIL that one of the rarest events in baseball is the unassisted triple play, wherein one defensive player makes three outs on a single play. There have only been 15 in MLB history, making it rarer than a perfect game.
nDRY TIL that a Viking General, Sigurd the Mighty, was killed by a severed head of his enemy. He had attached the severed head to his saddle and the heads teeth grazed his leg and gave him an infection that he died from.
J04B TIL that people tend to like dogs more than cats because dogs have evolved to have expressive eyebrows and are easier to ‘read’
AkRl TIL that residents of Churchill, Canada leave their cars unlocked to offer an escape for pedestrians who might encounter Polar Bears on Main Street.