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TIL it costs $175 to propose during a Cubs game at Wrigley Field while it costs $2,500 at a Dodgers game

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v1oX8 TIL that in 1845, the founders of a new city in Oregon flipped a coin to decide if they would name it after Boston, Massachusetts or Portland, Maine. Portland won 2 out of 3 tosses and the name stuck
m5Ey TIL a 1996 school shooting in Dunblane, Scotland, was the catalyst for Britain’s handgun ban.
ePbE TIL James Doohan (Star Trek’s original Scotty) helped a suicidal fan turn her life around by calling and asking her to attend a convention
wL5jo TIL the total biomass of all the ants in the world is approximately equal to the total biomass of the entire human race.
wLPkJ TIL In Thailand it is common for a person to change their given name in order to match their attributes or rid bad luck. Most people go by a nickname, oftentimes, the nickname takes precedence over the real name and few people besides close friends, family, and employers will know the real name.