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TIL that Jerry Jones, in order to have nothing come from Pittsburgh, had the steel for the new Cowboys stadium shipped from Luxembourg

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P1JNG TIL that The only difference between a hurricane and a typhoon is the location where the storm occurs. Hurricanes are from the Atlantic and Typhoons are from the Pacific.
J1QL8 TIL there’s a town in rural Queensland, Australia, called Dululu.. and for extra points, it is located within the Shire of Banana. Perth, it’s been fun, but it’s time for me to go home🖖
068p TIL that Fresh Guacamole by Pes is the shortest film to be nominated for an Oscar (1 minute, 40 seconds)
PYbEO TIL after oil was discovered on their homelands, 60 or more wealthy, full-blood Osage native Americans were killed from 1918 to 1931. The murders appear to have been committed by people intent on taking over their great wealth, whose land was producing valuable oil, and had annual royalties.
mgKY TIL Adam Savage was once called by the FBI bomb squad because he left a voicemail on a wrong number about making a “thermal detonator”