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TIL that 17% of Sweden is covered in blueberry bushes.

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W7ZX4 TIL that most pig butchering Scammers (the ones that send you random texts and try to build a relationship until they take all your money) are slaves being forced by their government (Cambodia) or gangs to commit fraud
1aXv8 TIL that both a human and a dog's blood pressure decrease while the human pets the dog.
b8Ya TIL that during WWI, the United States attempted to change words that had German origins. Sauerkraut came to be called “liberty cabbage”, German measles became “liberty measles”, hamburgers became “liberty sandwiches”.
1aEd TIL In 1945 Frank Sinatra cancelled a $10,000 gig and traveled to Gary, Indiana to convince white high school students striking against integration to return to school. Sinatra called it “the most shameful incident in the history of American education.”
76Jp TIL that Freddie Mercury’s mother is still alive. Her name is Jer Bulsara, and she is 93.