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TIL Bagpipes were considered weapons of war up until 1996

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1aKwW TIL: According to a research done in United States, 1 out of every 100 genes of white Americans comes from a Black ancestor, and up to 90% of Black Americans have at least one white ancestor.
mxrpx TIL that "Airplane" was judged "culturally, historically, or aesthetically" significant and added to the National Film Registry in 2010
0wgPj TIL that in 1944, the British hatched a plan to assassinate Hitler – Operation Foxley. Many, including Churchill approved of the plan. It never went through though because Hitler was an awful military strategist, and there was fear that whoever replaced him would be more adept at winning the war.
b9rB7 TIL that in the past, the natives of Tonga would cut off finger tips and offer them to the Gods. They did this to cure a sick relative. This resulted in a severe shortage of finger tips.
Zp0NG TIL of Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes King of Syria, translated Seleucus VII: the foul-smelling work of cutting tuna fish.