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TIL that winter storm names are not acknowledged by the National Weather Service

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MemGW TIL that US law has a specific definition for Straight Whiskey, that is different from how the term is used in bartending
9YODm TIL The oldest surviving monument to the American Civil War is inscribed in German. It commemorates the men of the 32nd Indiana volunteers, also known as the "1st German regiment", who gave their lives for the Union in 1861.
1RxP TIL in 2002, Hooters promised a ‘Toyota’ for the waitress who could sell more beer in a month. She was pranked and instead won a Star Wars figurine (a Toy Yoda). She immediately sued the company and finally won the Toyota of her choice.
lo6X1 Today I learned that there is no worldwide uniformity on how many continents there are, and many are taught that North America and South America is just America or The Americas.
XEmn6 TIL in 1862 the King of Siam offered Abraham Lincoln many elephants on the grounds that a "Country as great as the United States should not be without elephants.” Lincoln politely declined.