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TIL that LEGO is the largest tire manufacturer in the world, producing 320 million tires per year

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Z8Opp TIL that following an injury from a 2009 NHL playoff game Nicklas Lidstrom underwent surgery to remove a testicle. He returned to play in the finals less than a week later.
KvRJ TIL that Sigmund Freud’s nephew believed the scientific manipulation of public opinion was necessary to overcome chaos and conflict in society. His subsequent work did much to create the consumerist culture we live in today.
69M8m TIL in 1857, before Minnesota became a state, there was a bill passing through the territorial legislature to move capital from St. Paul to St. Peter. Chairman of the Enrolled Bills committee Joseph Rolette took the bill and disappeared with it, preventing it from reaching the governor's desk.
KO8P6 TIL Tiririca, a Brazilian Clown, who used slogans including "What does a federal congressman do? I really don't know – but if you vote for me, I'll tell ya" and "It can't get any worse, vote Tiririca". He became the second-most-voted congressman in Brazil's history, with 1,348,295 votes.
DQ7xe TIL that Judas Goats, sterilized goats with radio collars who blend in with wild goats, have been used to save the ecosystems of two major island habitats