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TIL almost every time the General Lee jumped in the Dukes of Hazzard, the car was totaled. About 300 General Lees died while filming, generally two per episode.

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YpNRP TIL that the Mississippi river was once five miles wide and whales swam up it from the gulf of Mexico. The remains of these whales have been found in Michigan.
Br7Ex TIL In 1904, tea bags were invented accidentally. The inventor, Thomas Sullivan, decided that it was cheaper to send small samples to potential customers in silk bags instead of boxes. The recipients believed they were meant to be dunked and soon Sullivan was flooded with orders for his “tea bags.”
w7r6 TIL that Goldman Sachs maintains its own proprietary programming language (Slang) that is known only to its employees.
ADKo TIL there is a gas station in Minnesota that allows customers to pre-purchase bulk quantities of gasoline on the commodities market for a $1 membership fee, so instead of paying $4.00/gal, some customers are paying less than $1.00.
MekDK TIL female lumberjacks are called lumberjills