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TIL parents in Denmark must have their baby’s name approved by a government agency

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bNm9 TIL that 46.1% of Americans die with less than $10,000 in assets.
KYOEQ TIL about Richard Proenneke, who in 1968 in his 50s moved from the Midwest to AK to live off the land.
DQDrP TIL of Benjaman Kyle, an amnesiac man discovered in 2004 who had no memories of his life and could not even recall his name. It was not until 2015 that his identity was discovered through DNA testing, and there is still a twenty-year gap in his life history with no known records.
grAkW TIL: the Texas Western Miners team of 1966 was the first team to win the NCAA national championship basketball game with an all African-American starting lineup. They suffered abuse throughout their tournament run and afterwards.
OGlp4 TIL that the human body contains trace amounts of gold, approximately 0.2 milligrams in an average adult. Most of it is found in the blood and may contribute to joint health and electrical signal transmission.