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TIL the first Google Doodle signified that Larry Page and Sergey Brin had gone to Burning Man and were out of the office.

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Wkk5o TIL The largest beaver dam known to exist is in Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta, Canada and measures 2,790 feet (850 m) in length.
BbOD TIL Old grazing animals die of starvation because their teeth wear down and they cannot eat
9ZPM TIL in 2010 a joke political party in Reykjavik, Iceland, openly stated they would keep none of their campaign promises. They won 34.7% of the city vote, with their founder (a comedian) becoming mayor.
QNZJ6 TIL Nuclear-powered aircraft were researched by both the USA and Soviet Union, but were ultimately impractical compared to submarines and ICBMs
rx4y TIL The animal that kills the most humans each year is the Mosquito at 725,000 deaths, followed by Humans at 475,000, and then Snakes causing 50,000 deaths per year.