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TIL People blew up schools and planned to blow up school buses with kids in them over textbooks they didn’t agree with in West Virginia

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Lbgv TIL the Wright brothers flew together just one time because they promised their father, who feared losing both sons in an airplane accident, that they would never fly together.
grEeD TIL that the species of bear depicted on the California State Flag has been extinct since 1924. Similar in size to the Kodiak Bear, the California Grizzly Bear was aggressive, commonly weighed over 1,000 pounds, averaged 8 ft tall and could run 35 mph.
rReZx TIL that proto-Germanic tribes created the word "bear" out of fear that using its true name, "arkto" would cause it to appear. This is considered by some to be the oldest known euphemism.
7rAOr TIL The Mackinac Bridge has drivers who will drive your vehicle over the bridge for you if you're not comfortable with it.
loa85 TIL Designed by Benjamin Franklin, the first official circulation coin of United States was inscribed with the words "Mind Your Business"