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TIL Tina Turner became a Swiss citizen in 2013 and renounced her American citizenship

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5VmQR Today I learned from a trucking Facebook group that Truckers will soak toothpicks in meth to keep them awake on long drives.
J16dV TIL, during World War II, U.S. Navy fighter pilot Patrick D. Fleming shot down 19 Japanese aircraft in just six combat missions, while flying the Grumman F6F Hellcat.
PRBn TIL the city of Whynot, North Carolina has it’s name because as residents were arguing over a name for the city, some bloke stood up and said “Why not name the town Why Not and let’s go home?” And so they did.
9Wxp TIL that Jeff Bezos wanted to name Amazon “Relentless,” but friends talked him out of it. Relentless.com still directs you to Amazon.com.
6EX07 TIL that map makers created an imaginary town as a copyright trap but so many people went there it became a real town until the only store closed