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TIL 1996 was the first year over half of Americans approved of interracial marriage

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wbv7 TIL Some cultures speak in geographic, not egocentric terms, giving them superhuman orientation. Instead of asking you to “shift left” a little bit, they would request you “slide a little to the east” (or whatever the applicable direction was)
9y4X TIL China has been producing fake chicken eggs since the 90s. The production cost is less than half of a real egg. They are made from a mixture of resin, starch, coagulant and pigments, while algae gives them proper viscosity. The shell is made from paraffin wax, gypsum powder, and calcium carbonate
wLOMJ TIL that the song "The Night Begins To Shine" was featured on the kids TV show "Teen Titans Go" as a throw-away joke and would eventually become #1 on iTunes rock charts.
0dWZL TIL the northern-most city in the United States renamed itself from Barrow, Alaska to Utqiaġvik in 2016.
7rW0b TIL of Niwot's Curse. The idea that when people see a beautiful area they'll want to stay, which contributes to the undoing of the area's beauty.