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TIL Abraham Lincoln was made an honorary citizen of the Republic of San Marino

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yJ6X TIL a test pilot for the Boeing 707 airplane prototype performed a roll in front of the audience attending an international airline summit in Seattle. When asked what he was doing by his boss, he replied “selling airplanes.”
xVo8B TIL: There's a Native American lake named Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. It means "you fish on your side, I fish on my side, and no one fishes in the middle." Located in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, it is known more commonly as Lake Chaubunagungamaug or Webster Lake.
NyZP TIL when Eminem heard Ice Ice Baby for the first time, he “felt like he didn’t want to rap anymore.”
nejnr TIL in 2002 when scientists studied a 100-year-old original recipe for veal stock, they identified a fifth taste category that was not sweet, bitter, sour, or salty. Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda identified the savory taste as glutamic acid, which he called "umami," or Japanese for "yummy".
8eLDb TIL about someone who predicted a merger and brought the relevant domain and now wants to sell it and fund his education. He is now being sued.