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TIL In 1970 Oregon attempted to discard a whale carcass on its coast by blowing it up.

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oBxa8 TIL that Sergeant Stubby, a stray dog found during military training in 1917, served with the 102nd Infantry Regiment in WWI, saving them repeatedly due to his ability to smell mustard gas at a distance. After the war, he became a celebrity, meeting three presidents and traveling around the country.
oBex7 TIL that a bishop of the Church of England once won World's Biggest Liar, an annual competition for telling lies held in Cumbria, England, by simply stating, "I have never told a lie in my life."
JGbv TIL squirrels will pretend to bury nuts if they’re being watched to deceive potential thieves
xB8g TIL that negotiating with any country on behalf of the US is a felony if you haven’t been given the authority to do so.
9oQD TIL the number one most played song on U.S. radio of the 2000s decade was “How You Remind Me” by Nickelback. It was played on the radio over 1.2 million times.