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TIL Almost 2/3 of Americans never left the country. Only 36% of Americans have passports According to the State Department.

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x6kMB TIL Even though he received surgery to correct his nearsightedness, Horace Grant continued to wear his trademark goggles on the court during his NBA career after hearing from parents that he was a inspiration to children who wore glasses.
BrXJL TIL the Beatles refused to play in front of segregated audiences, and made sure their contract stated that they would not be forced to do so.
E1lPw TIL “Military Grade” is just a marketing ploy. In the actual military, “military grade” means “meeting the bare-minimum requirements of durability, while also costing the least.”
kO9M1 TIL a F-15 took down a satellite.
4X865 TIL Finland has a unit of measurement, “poronkusema,” that means “the distance a reindeer could travel without stopping to urinate.”