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TIL the state of Maine only has one area code (207), with the exception of four residents who use the area code of Quebec (418).

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a8rry TIL that the Guinness Records for loudest outdoor AND indoor stadium crowd roars are both held by stadiums in the Kansas City area. Arrowhead Stadium at 142.2db outdoors and Allen Fieldhouse at 130.4db indoors.
8e6bK TIL about the Quasi War an undeclared war fought between 1798 to 1800 by the United States and the French First Republic. It took place at sea, primarily the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States.
e0NK6 TIL that in the early 2000s, Sony was accused of fuelling conflict in central Africa and exploiting child slaves to obtain minerals for use in the manufacture of Playstations
eAdL TIL that during the Cold War America used bears to test their ejector seats in supersonic jets.
WknoX TIL: Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine. In 1834, it was sold as a cure for an upset stomach by an Ohio physician named John Cook. It wasn’t popularized as a condiment until the late 19th century.