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Til The Amish population in the USA is not only steadily increasing over time but also migrating to states they previously did not inhabit

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J1X6V TIL Rare Earth Elements are actually fairly abundant. The rarest of REEs (thulium) is still 125 times more prevalent in the earth's crust than gold - and the most prolific REE (cerium) is 15,000 times more abundant. The name really refers to difficulty of finding large deposits or seams.
GAVZ7 TIL about the earthquake so powerful it adjusted the north pole by 25mm, changed Earth's shape by 1 part in 10 billion consequently increasing its rotation and shortening a day by 2.68 microseconds.
BAW TIL a lack of sleep can increase your craving for junk food
6K7Y TIL: the U.S. captive tiger population of 5,000 exceeds the total world population of wild tigers.
epg7L TIL 7 Up Originally Had Lithium And Was Called "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda"