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TIL that Mount Sunflower, the highest natural point in the state of Kansas, is a site on the plains which is “virtually indistinguishable from the surrounding terrain.”

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woZOM TIL that there was a Commonwealth Winter Games. Between 1958 and 1966 three editions took place in St. Moritz Switzerland.
e0jgL TIL Although the media portrayed hatred between Shaquille O'Neal & Kobe Bryant during their time with the Los Angeles Lakers, Shaq often times acknowledged Kobe's greatness. O'Neal referred to Bryant as "[his] idol" and "the best player in the league, by far" following a victory in 2000-2001 season.
4kO7g TIL During the American Revolution the British captured Penobscot Bay and the Colonies sent an armada to take it back. All 44 of ships of the American Armada and hundreds of men were lost in the attack, making it the largest naval defeat in American history until Pearl Harbor, 162 years later.
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0dJ0N TIL In January 1996, Jimmy Buffett's airplane was shot at by Jamaican police, who believed the craft to be smuggling marijuana. The plane was carrying Buffett, Bono and his family. The Jamaican government acknowledged the mistake and apologized to Buffett, who penned the song "Jamaica Mistaica"