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TIL NASA chose Cape Canaveral as their launch site because it has a higher linear velocity than other sites in the US.

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N7OWQ Today I learned the Cornus Florida is the state tree for Virginia and Missouri, but not Florida.
rRe1o TIL famed dancer Isadora Duncan was killed when her long scarf got caught in a wheel of the car in which she was riding. The scarf got tangled around the wheel which pulled her from the car and broke her neck.
rde0 TIL Ingrown toe nails are only found in shoe-wearing cultures and are caused by downward pressure on the nail by the shoe
QJPK9 TIL the creators of Spam sued Jim Henson Productions for using the name "Spa'am" for one of Muppet Treasure Island's pig characters. The judge dismissed the suit after trial for failure to prove damages, noting, "one might think Hormel would welcome the association with a genuine source of pork."
Gerj TIL A Woman in Oregon started a wildfire to give some work to her bored firefighter friends. Eventually, the fire, named as the Sunnyside Turnoff wildfire, spread to about 80 square miles — 51,000 acres — costing nearly $8 million to fight and took two months to bring under complete control.