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TIL That the Rocky Mountains are younger than most dinosaurs.
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TIL that Wilhelm II, leader of Germany in WW1, sent a telegram to Hitler in 1940 congratulating him on invading the Netherlands, and hoping the German monarchy would be restored. Hitler, upon reading the telegram, said to his valet, "What an idiot!"
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TIL that shining lasers at aircraft is a criminal offense and can impose civil penalties of up to $11,000 per violation.
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TIL Neil Young not only used to own a part of the Lionel LLC model train company, he also helped design the Lionel Legacy control system and his name is on seven model train-related patents.
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TIL that the only word in English that has the vowels a, e, i, o, u, and y in consecutive order is “facetiously.”
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TIL about Nicholas Longworth, who when another member of Congress touched his bald head and said, "Nice and smooth. Feels just like my wife's bottom." Longworth felt his own head and said: "Yes, so it does."