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TIL that the city of Enterprise, Alabama has a monument dedicated to the boll weevil as thanks for the weevils destroying their cotton crops, which forced them to diversify their agricultural sector and led to greater prosperity.

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J1XE4 TIL about half of Kauai’s 111-mile coastline is made up of beaches. It has more beaches than any other Hawaiian Island. About 97% of the island is undeveloped and is also the oldest island at 5.1 million years old, the 2nd oldest island , Oahu, is 2.2-3.4 million years old.
m11XM TIL our brain stems, inherited from amphibian ancestors, still spurt out odd signals producing hiccups that are essentially the same phenomenon as gill breathing.
yQ4N8 TIL Kimiko Nishimoto, 92-old Japanese woman renowned for her humorous self-photos, only started photography in her early 70s.
yxQV TIL the concept of national parks was called the greatest idea America ever had. The idea to protect natural wonders for the enjoyment of future generations was unprecedented worldwide before Yellowstone.
LaNZ TIL that only one person signed all four major American founding documents (the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution): Connecticut Senator Roger Sherman.