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TIL there is a county in Wisconsin called Iowa. Within that county is a town called Wyoming. The full name of the town would be Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin.

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N7gKb TIL a condemned ship filled with animals sailed over Niagara Falls as part of a tourism stunt. In 1827, William Forsyth, an investor in the Falls, concocted the idea to draw in more tourism. The ship held Buffalo, bears, raccoons, a dog, and a goose. Some 10,000 people watched it sail over the edge.
Z8ZBD TIL that a cow can be tricked into nursing a calf not her own by skinning her dead baby and putting the skin on another calf. The practice is called "grafting".
wonD7 TIL a 20-yr-old man died 10 hrs after eating unrefrigerated, 5-day-old spaghetti with tomato sauce that he had reheated at school. His autopsy highlighted the importance of refrigerating food: the warmer temp allowed bacteria in the pasta to grow & produce a toxin that contributed to his death.
9wZ8X TIL Johannes Kepler's mother Katharina, who first sparked his interest in astronomy at age 6 with the Great Comet of 1577, was accused of witchcraft using garbled contents of mankind's first science fiction The Dream, which he wrote. He succeeded in acquitting and releasing her alive, a rare result
78RVp TIL: The unique culture of the Maasai includes a local drink made by mixing a cow's blood with its milk. This beverage is so rich in nutrients that locals treat it similarly to how Western society sees sports drinks; of dubious health benefit but also likely to provide a boost in strength & energy.