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TIL that nationalgeographic has a til show

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JQam TIL that until 2004, Indiana allowed vehicle passengers to have open containers of alcohol (and consume alcohol) as long as the driver of the vehicle had a blood-alcohol level of 0.04 percent or lower.
0o8N TIL the world’s biggest bird was a prehistoric seagull with a 24ft wingspan that could fly at 10m per second.
QaRM TIL Gen. George Patton took the German city of Trier despite being ordered to bypass it because it was estimated that 4 divisions would be required to take it, He responded “ Have taken Trier with 2 divisions,Do you want me to give it back? ”
4Y5w TIL that due to popular misconceptions, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration keeps a webpage explaining “Why don’t we try to destroy tropical cyclones by nuking them”
8ajE4 TIL the "Tarpeian Rock" is a cliff, some distance higher at 80 feet in Roman times, that was used by the Roman public to execute criminals and perceived traitors for over 300 years