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TIL since the eradication of Smallpox the only known stocks of Smallpox still existing in the world are located at two laboratories.

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AEAa TIL In 1832 the US Supreme court ruled in favor of the Cherokee Indians wanting to remain on their native land. President Andrew Jackson ignored the order and tens of thousands of Cherokee were forcibly removed from their homes and marched to Oklahoma. Thousands died on the mach, the Trail of Tears.
lOGa TIL that Native Americans may have been called Indians not because Europeans thought were from India, but because Columbus remarked on their gentleness and called them “una gente in Dios” (Spanish for “people of God”). The ’s’ was dropped and Indio became Indian.
ep4yE TIL Although surveys indicate people think running is bad for one's knees, research shows it's not, and is likely good for knees/joints.
0pDM TIL that the word ‘fortnight’ is just a contraction of 'fourteen nights’