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TIL of Ishi, a Native American who had been living in the wild and only encountered modern civilisation in 1911. He was the last of his tribe, the Yahi people.

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Y7J8W TIL a 2005 Harris Interactive poll conducted over the phone asked U.S. adults if they always washed their hands after various situations. 91% said they always washed their hands after using public restrooms but when observers went to U.S. public restrooms they found only 83% of the people there did.
9YjJ7 TIL There are two states where no single city composes more than 3% of the state's overall population. Those states are South Carolina and West Virginia. And, in both states, their largest city is named Charleston.
7rGEP TIL that at a point, breathing in Delhi, India was equivalent to smoking 45 cigarettes a day.
wdJY TIL: The US Navy has no illusions about global warming. It has been developing plans for naval operations in an “Ice-Free Arctic” since 2001.
MeEK TIL that 60 Minutes was the first regularly scheduled program in the U.S not to have an opening theme song.