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TIL that Florida is a flatter state than Kansas.

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kJvQ5 TIL that Bill Mitchell, GM design head, wanted the Mako Shark concept car painted the same color as an actual mako shark mounted in his office. After the design team failed to match the color, they stole the shark and painted it to match the car's paint. Mitchell never realized the difference.
4k4rX TIL The longest contraction in English is y'all'll'nt've'd's, which means "You all will not have had us"
gAvW TIL that three men from Yemen sued NASA for invading Mars. They claim that they “inherited the planet from our ancestors 3,000 years ago”.
aQlA TIL Hit and Run accident solve rates are abysmally low with roughly half of drivers in fatal accidents getting away
kJvPm TIL of Jack, a baboon who acted as an assistant to a disabled railway signalman in the 1800s. Trained to push a wheelchair and operate the railway signals under supervision, the baboon got 20 cents a day, and half a bottle of beer each week. Apparently, he never made a mistake in 9 years of service.