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TIL American pronunciation is actually closer to traditional English than modern British pronunciation.

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Egno7 TIL that Senator Joe McCarthy defended top SS troopers after WW2 in what was known as the Malmedy Massacre Trials.
d9kQ TIL almost 50% of all Americans live in the Eastern Time Zone
ANbMo TIL No woman has broken the 4-minute mile. Faith Kipyegon holds the record at 4:07.64.
mxVdR TIL of the "Silent Protest" where up to 15,000 black folks protested lynchings across the country by marching in silence in New York
gMdJW TIL gas lines are reverse threaded so that they cannot be linked to other lines such as water, air, and ventilation and this is also done to keep kids from easily disconnecting them.