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TIL Hawaii is not part of any continent.

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KYd49 TIL that the bottom 50% of Americans have only grown their wealth by 65% in the past 30 years, whereas the 51st to 90th percentile grew by 137% and the top 10% grew by 240%.
Wk7YA TIL an entire family was killed by rotting potatoes.
e5dg TIL During the Winter War Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov said the soviet planes over Finland were not bombers but humanitarian food drops. The Finns responded by naming their improvised explosives Molotov Cocktails, “A drink to go with the food.”
M7NVb TIL that Irish bagpipes are a thing and are distinctly different to Scottish bagpipes (Happy St. Patrick's Day!)
a8BDN TIL Lāhainā, a city on the island of Maui, is translated by some to mean "day (of) sacrifice" or "day (of) explanation". Inez MacPhee Ashdown (1899–1992), historian, believed the name was Lahaʻaina, meaning "land (of) prophesy", due to the number of kahuna nui (high priest) prophecies made there.