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TIL the amount of charitable donations made by Americans roughly matches the national deficit.

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N7AOe TIL that the current 50-star American flag was designed by a kid in high school.
xVaxD TIL the Black Plague was so deadly it killed 50% of Europe's population in the 14th century & reduced world population by up to 200 million
Browy TIL that Kaliningrad situated between Poland and Lithuania is the largest city and the administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia), Having its own Flag and a population of 475,056. Home to 9K720 Iskander (SRBM) and the Baltic fleet.
XK5E TIL that the 39th and 40th governors of Illinois were both sent to prison on corruption charges.
wLkDE TIL the US entered the Vietnam War after an American naval ship was attacked by the North Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin... except the attack never happened. There wasn't even a North Vietnamese ship in the area.