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TIL actor William H. Macy can sing (feat. Kate Micucci)

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vPYJK TIL that Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys, famous for the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga, was established to resist New York's attempts to reclaim their land. Allen and his settlers purchased NY-controlled land from New Hampshire. NY branded the settlers outlaws, who then trained to fight back.
5YByk TIL that early Americans, specifically the author of the American Dictionary, removed letters they deemed unnecessary (color/colour, neighbor/neighbour) to save money in print publications
pBMe TIL that 8% of Asian men and .05% of men in the world are descendants of Genghis Khan
DQ8PP TIL the entire United States Marine Corps won an Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject for the 1944 film "With the Marines at Tarawa"
1anm7 TIL the majority of infections from swimming pools and hot tubs are caused by cryptosporidium, a diarrheal disease caused by microscopic parasites which are released (anally) into the water and then consumed (orally) by fellow swimmers. Hotel pools are the primary place of infection.