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TIL that in 1995, less than half of the US approved of interracial marriages.

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WkgGA TIL about Joseph Trombino, a Brinks security guard who, after being shot multiple times in the famed armored car robbery of 1981, was almost killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and eventually lost his life during the 9/11 attacks while making a delivery in the North Tower.
XbwR TIL that talking drums were used in Africa for centuries to transmit messages over long distances by mimicking speech. When these were brought to America during the slave trade, they were banned because slaves used them to transmit messages their masters couldn’t decipher.
4XR4R TIL That, as of 2017, the US State that has the highest percentage of registered organ donors is Montana, with 93%. The lowest is New York at 23%. The overall number of American citizens registered to donate is 42% (2018.)
j6xvp TIL The American Red Cross provided free donuts during WWII to US Soldiers until the Secretary of War asked them to charge after complaints from their British counterparts, who had to pay for their snacks.
E1RNw TIL the most expensive vehicle registration plate number in Switzerland, "VS 1", was auctioned off for CHF 150'000 ($148,632 in 2017). Registration plates with low serial numbers or specific patterns ("TI 111 111") are very popular and are usually auctioned off.