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TIL that the Chicago Railroad Fair inspired Walt Disney to create Disneyland

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Z8Lj4 TIL About a Canadian drink called the sour toe. It consists of a mummified human toe at the bottom of a whiskey shot. People donate their toes for the tradition
WkmW9 TIL that when a sailor with chronic sea sickness was ordered back to sea because the doctors denied that sea sickness was a real illness, an admiral ordered all port medical staff to take a short voyage by ship in rough seas. The next day the doctors changed their opinion.
xVlK7 TIL Guy Fieri officiates gay wedding ceremonies to honor his late sister
Ymav TIL in 2006 an Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on Ebay. The starting price was $0.01AU and managed to reach $3000 before Ebay closed the auction.
KOwQ TIL the state of Missouri renamed a section of highway for a Jewish Rabbi after a neo-Nazi group won a court case to adopt that section of road.