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TIL that Lake Michigan has a Triangle similar to the Bermuda Triangle

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eXDb TIL “Sally sells seashells by the sea shore” is based on the real life of Mary Anning, who dug up fossils to sell to tourists at the beach in the 1800s to help her poor family. She discovered several intact dinosaur skeletons, including findings that contributed to the eventual theory of evolution.
PYyXV TIL that around 11% of the world population was killed during the Mongol invasions.
mXlo TIL that Ronald Reagan, suffering from Alzheimers, would rake leaves for hours, not realizing that they were being constantly replenished by his Secret Service men
KOJeJ TIL In 2008, Mike Schultz, a pro snowmobile racer, had his left leg amputated above the knee. Seven months later, he was zooming around on a dirt bike wearing a prosthetic leg that he designed and built himself. X Games 8x gold medalist motocross snowcross and Gold Silver paralympic Snowboarding.
ly8A TIL that in West Virginia, Asian-American women make an average of $1.12 for every $1.00 a white male makes, a full 28 cents more than the national average.