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TIL that Montana is the only US state constitutionally mandated to teach and preserve Native American history and culture.

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gmN7 TIL that Dr. Ruth was trained as a sniper by the Israeli army and she was seriously wounded in an explosion during the Israeli War of Independence in 1948.
gr5WA TIL that Imperata cylindrica - also known as kunai grass - is listed as an invasive weed in some areas of the world, but it is also a common medical spice that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine.
4Ek5 TIL that a popular Japanese guitarist was so well-loved that 50,000 people turned out for his funeral, 3 committed copycat suicide in the week following his death, and that a museum about him was open for five years
yoJV TIL- Milk duds don’t contain milk chocolate at all but a mix of cocoa and vegetable oil.
Merpm TIL August von Mackensen was a World War I Field Marshal who lived from 1849 to late 1945, which means he lived through the Kingdom of Prussia, North German Confederation, German Empire, Weimar Republic, Third Reich and the Allied Occupation of Germany.