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TIL The town of Buford, Wyoming was sold on eBay for $900,000.

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Pm4V TIL the purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to gain support of the monarchies of France and Spain, who would not support a rebellion against a legitimate monarchy (England), but they would support America as an independent nation.
XE8RP TIL that actress Jane Wyman - President Ronald Reagan's first wife - starred on the popular primetime soap opera Falcon Crest from 1981 to 1990 - nearly matching her ex-husband's presidency (1981-1989).
8a0bX TIL That eggs should be stored “pointy” side down
d8w4r Today I Learned about Ray Holmes, an RAF pilot during the Battle of Britain who saved Buckingham Palace from destruction by ramming a German aircraft, nearly killing himself in the process, and ejecting, only to land in a garbage bin.
16ox4 TIL that on May 1, 1969 Mr. Rogers, host of the longtime children's television landmark Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, appeared in Washington before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications to express his disagreement with a proposal by President Nixon to cut federal funding for public broadcasting.