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TIL People of Alaska and Montana have the highest opinion towards their home states, while Illinois and Rhode Island have the lowest

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kdgE TIL that second Viking Earl of Orkney, Sigurd Eysteinsson, was killed by the severed head of one his enemies. The head was strapped to Sigurd’s saddle, and as Sigurd rode, the head’s teeth grazed against Sigurd’s leg. The wound became infected and Sigurd died.
BrOey TIL, In 1325, two Italian city-states fought over a bucket which resulted in 2,000 deaths. It started when two soldiers stole a bucket from a well from the city center. This is called The Battle of Zappolino (also known as the War of the Oaken Bucket)
e09pn TIL two lions in Kenya killed and ate around 35 people before they could be hunted down. 100 years later, new research on their bones revealed severe dental issues that meant they weren't able to chew their normal prey.
M7E8A TIL that the Oneida flatware company started as a polygamist cult
D1kKY TIL of the Clacton Spear. A wooden spear tip that survived intact for 420,000 years but has broken several times since its discovery in 1911.