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TIL that Benjamin Franklin preferred the turkey as the national bird of the United States

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rRVd0 TIL about Rose Fortune, the first female police officer in Canada and a Black Loyalist
Rv04 TIL life inside Movile Cave has been separated from the outside world for the past 5.5 MILLION YEARS. The ecosystem is based completely on chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis.
rBrW TIL Blacks in the lowest bracket of GPA-MCAT scores have a higher chance of medical school admission than whites and asians in the highest bracket of GPA-MCAT scores.
R75Qw TIL a boat is considered a ship if it weighs 500 tonnes or more. A more general distinction is that ships can carry boats but boats cannot carry ships.
l7WyA TIL that PSA, a card grading company who also grades tickets, graded up to 101 tickets for the Observatory at the World Trade Center during 2024.