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TIL: There are manatees in Maryland

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gMJNW TIL in 1944, a 21 year old tail gunner of a Lancaster Bomber jumped from his aircraft after being shot down over Germany. He fell 18,000 ft without a parachute and survived with a sprained leg as his only injury.
XEBg8 TIL the founder of Amour All (Alan Rypinski) purchased the international POG trademark and popular POG drink from the Haleakala Dairy
4k0M5 TIL that Dippin Dots, the popular ice cream snack commonly found in stadiums, arenas, and theme parks, were originally created as cryogenically frozen cow feed.
JYKb8 TIL The influenza epidemic of 1918 killed an estimated 675,000 Americans (far more than the 53,402 who died in combat in World War I). The impact was so profound as to depress average life expectancy in the U.S. by >10 years & may have played a significant role in ending the World War 1 conflict.
p8ldZ TIL that The Real Moby Dick Was So Much Worse. A tale of cannibalism, murder and the lasting effects of trauma on a seemingly cursed boat and it’s crew