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TIL in response to criticism of Mazda naming their SUV after the Navajo, the company donated a Mazda Navajo model to the tribe

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JYOAm TIL that at age 84 Dick Van Dyke was resecued by porpoises after he fell asleep surfing and drifted out of sight of land.
wojM8 TIL that in 2020, a bizarre new type of extinct deep-sea plesiosaur was discovered in Norway. Despite being 5 to 5.5 meters (16-18 ft) long, the marine reptile's head was tiny, being only 20 centimeters (8 inches) long. It also had a small brain, extremely large eyes, and likely ate squid.
d8Kjj TIL because of the way bacon was being packaged -- layered so as to emphasize the meaty side of the bacon and make it seem less fatty -- the federal government intervened in 1974 by enacting strict regulations requiring that a "representative slice" be made visible through a "transparent window."
GkNN TIL of a Boston doctor who uses tricks to minimize pain when treating children; including one of his patients who received 6 stitches on a head wound without even realizing it happened.
MeZrW TIL McDonald’s has a restaurant location in Sedona, AZ with a turquoise logo on the building that has become a tourist attraction