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TIL - The bear on the California flag is the California grizzly bear, an animal that is now extinct.

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nemyd TIL The US awarded the Sioux $102 million for taking their land to build Mount Rushmore. But the Sioux didn’t want the money; they wanted their land back. The money has sat in trust accounts, accumulating interest. Today about $1 billion waits untouched in accounts at the Department of the Treasury.
L5X0 TIL Albatrosses Date for Years Before Making a Commitment
p8VJG TIL during a simulated military exercise in the Persian Gulf, the opposing force wiped out the US fleet in just 2 days using low tech strategies. The rules of the exercise were subsequently changed to ensure an overwhelming US victory was the final result.
M0W8 TIL that after listening to Is This It by the Strokes, lead singer of The Killers (Brandon Flowers) got so depressed at how good it was that he scrapped all the songs they had been working on except one. That song he kept was Mr. Brightside.
9wd5m TIL: In Sweden there’s a tradition to watch a Donald Duck’s Christmas special since 1959