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TIL that The Pig War of 1859 was a territorial dispute that occurred between the United States and the United Kingdom on San Juan Island. One pig was the only casualty with the German Empire arbitrating the dispute.

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Lkaxr TIL Hans Zimmer wanted to use a pipe organ while making the Interstellar soundtrack because it only makes a note with air, making you feel human presence in every sound. Which was very important to keeping the film about not just the space that they were looking at but the people within that space.
6ElKW TIL that the invention of barbed wire started many disputes, and eventually led to a concentration of power in the hands of the land owners. The wealthy ranchers started fencing their land and individuals with livestock but no land had nowhere for their livestock.
aw41Z TIL Before the year 1913, it was perfectly legal to mail a baby.
wLlNP TIL there was a branch of the US mint in the Philippines, and it minted US pesos
wLgro TIL Rome imported enough olive oil that the dumping ground for the jars it was shipped in is still visible today as the 115 ft high Monte Testaccio