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TIL that when the Declaration of Independence was being drafted, Benjamin Franklin suggested that the word "sacred" be replaced with "self-evident" because he believed that the nation should be founded on reason, not faith.

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vPG4R TIL that in the 2022 World Cup, Qatar became the first host nation to lose its opening match, the first host nation to lose all three of its matches, the first host nation to be eliminated from the tournament in two matches and the first host nation to have 0 points at the end of the group stage
AAdl TIL that there’s an unknown object in the nearby galaxy m82 that started sending out radio waves. The emission doesn’t look like anything seen before
M5vK TIL that the series finale of MAS*H had an estimated 125 million viewers; the most for any TV show. It was also reported that 77% of the toilets in NYC were flushed in the 3 minutes following the end of the episode, the highest water usage at one given time in the city’s history.
plkQ TIL the “% Daily Value” numbers found on nutrition labels in the US/Canada are based on recommendations from 1968 and have not been updated to reflect current recommendations. Something with “100% Daily Value” of Vitamin C has only 67% of an adult male’s recommended daily intake.
djwd TIL Blue Star Lines is building a replica of the Titanic, called Titanic II, it is planned to sail the original path from England to New York in 2018