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TIL there's such a thing as a raccoon dog

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x6aOD TIL that in 1839 a state law in Missouri made it illegal for Indians to reside in the state of Missouri. The statute was reinforced as late as 1899, and only repealed in 1909.
vyKx TIL that Wilson the Volleyball from the movie Castaway was inspired when screenwriter William Broyles, Jr deliberately stranded himself for one week on an isolated beach in the Sea of Cortez in which a volleyball washed up on shore
mxDKO TIL of the Metropolitan Sepulchre - A 19th century proposal to build a pyramid in London that would have covered 18 acres, had the capacity for 5 million bodies and at 94 stories and 1500 feet would have been taller than the Empire State Building!
E1GeW TIL the Univeristy of Oxford is older than the Aztec Empire (Oxford: 1249 AD. Aztecs: 1325 AD)
1aLnP TIL the reason for the Netherlands not being underwater is due to its complex network of dikes, ditches, canals and pumping stations that have been built through the course of its history. It is so intricate that controlled flooding can create a ring of fortification around Amsterdam, its capital.