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TIL that (almost) everybody is your 16th cousin

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dDrM7 TIL The Ethiopian new year is celebrated on September 11.
aQnb TIL the planet Neptune may have a liquid diamond ocean with solid floating diamond-bergs.
R5lL1 TIL that in 1947 Canada raised the price of chocolate bars from 5¢ to 8¢ without much notice. Children protested against this 62.5% increase throughout the country, and approximately 200 stormed the legislature building of British Columbia.
698NY TIL US Congressman Manuel Herrick was deemed insane after trying to rob a train and thought he was the son of god earning him the nickname Okie Jesus Congressman
Meljb TIL in 2014 and 2019 an environmental group, the Center for Biological Diversity, wanted to introduce grizzly bears into Arizona, including Grand Canyon. The reintroduction of grizzly bears to the greater Southwest would’ve helped control prey population and sustain the health of deer and elk herds.