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TIL the Frisbee was invented by Walter Morrison in 1948, inspired by the way popcorn lids would fly in the air.

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VykD TIL In the high desert of northwestern Nevada lies the McFurthest spot of the continental United States. The spot furthest away from any McDonalds restaurant, 115 miles as the crow flies.
BrlEx TIL of Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, who in 1938 flew across the Atlantic in an experimental aircraft. Despite the Air Traffic Controller deeming it a suicide flight, and a fuel leak, he successfully completed the trip. He claimed to have lost his way in the clouds and lost his license for 2 weeks.
8eEaa TIL that in 2017, the Voyager 1 spacecraft successfully fired its backup thrusters for the first time in 37 years
WBaY TIL 80 percent of the peanut butter sold in the U.S. is creamy; only 17 percent is crunchy.
RpnQ TIL that Rinconada, Peru is the worlds highest elevated city at 16,732 ft above sea level and its economy is based around a gold mine that operates on a unique system where employees work for 30 days without payment, and on the 31st day they are allowed to take as much ore as they can carry.