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TIL North and South Dakota are two different states because they couldn’t agree on where the capital should be.

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PGNZ TIL: Without the atomic bomb, the invasion plan of Japan in WW2 would have been the largest in all of history, including 42 carriers, 24 battleships , 400 destroyers and 6 million soldiers
7rPGO TIL In 1973 three austronauts aboard the space station Skylab engaged in mutiny, cutting all contact with NASA so they could have time to relax and enjoy the view.
wZL1 TIL that the special editon of Playstation1 game Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style came with a fully functional Wu-Tang “W” controller.
e0oNk TIL how the anti-flatulence drug Beano works. Flatulence is caused by complex sugars that your body cannot properly digest. Beano contains a digestive enzyme extracted from a fungus that is capable of digesting these fart precursors.
NXeG6 TIL The first nascar race on pavement was won by a margin of 9 laps, because Johnny Mantz elected to put more durable truck tires on his car instead of racing tires.