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TIL that Michigan produces both Sweet and Sour Crude Oil

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LQrym TIL Hetty Green, the "Witch of Wall Street," became the wealthiest woman of the early 20th century, amassing a $100M fortune (~$2.7B today) by investing in real estate, railroads, and mortgages. Green was also a miser who wore the same black dress daily, ate only oatmeal, and lived in cheap housing.
nWLnP TIL Formula 1 cars generate enough downforce at high speeds to theoretically drive upside down. At full speed, they create 2.5x their weight in downforce and pull 3.5g in corners, making drivers feel nearly 45 lbs of force on their heads and struggle to breathe, requiring extreme fitness to endure.
R5KR6 TIL Yucatan in the 1840s gained it's independence from Mexico and tried to get annexed by the United States. The bill to do so passed in the House, but failed in the Senate. By the end of the decade, Yucatan rejoined Mexico.
pYNg8 TIL that a single Canadian took a town from the Germans.
1aL9O TIL rosemary is poisonous in large quantities. Rosemary is up to 0.5% camphor by weight; 400 grams of rosemary contains up to 2 grams of camphor, which is enough to cause serious toxicity.