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TIL that the entire state of Michigan was poisoned in 1973

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4XB7o TIL of Senator William Proxmire, who was so active in opposing scientific/medical research that his name became a verb. To Proximire means to obstruct scientific research for political gain.
j6MYj TIL In 2000,an American named Jupiter was in Kinsale, Ireland, bought all the lobsters destined for someone's main course, to free them back into the sea. "Aileen was taking the lobsters out and he was saying to her, `Be gentle, be gentle - don't hurt them.' "
4XV96 TIL that so-called 'Ag-gag' laws in the US forbid the act of undercover filming or photography of activity on farms without the consent of their owner. These laws protect the agriculture industry from the negative repercussions of exposés by whistleblowers
j6Xgj TIL Visual fixation is the ability to maintain your gaze on a single location. It's a short list of the species that we have confirmed have this ability; cats are on it, but dogs aren't.
xVZQ0 TIL that despite being politically and culturally associated with Europe for a millennium, Greenland is geographically located in North America.