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R7PXw TIL that among George Washingtons many dogs, one of them was named Cornwallis, after general Cornwallis
WkpZN TIL about Richard L. McKinley, who died in a nuclear plant accident. His body ended so contaminated that had to be buried in a lead-lined casket which was then sealed in concrete and placed in a metal vault and cannot be moved from its location without the approval of the Atomic Energy Commission.
N7lRe TIL that Tierra del Fuego was once referred to as Fireland in English
7raV7 TIL "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson and his partner Fran Walsh spent millions of dollars over seven years quietly bankrolling efforts to free the West Memphis 3, three Arkansas men who supporters say were wrongly convicted of the murders of three children.
e0P4D TIL Geologists consider the Hudson River Valley to be a Fjord.