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TIL in 1994 the Surgeon General was fired for advocating drug legalization and masturbation (being part of human sexuality)

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pYvwe TIL in 2022 biologists determined there were 6 species of reindeer (caribou) instead of 1
W7ev9 TIL In 1939, Texas Tech and Centenary played football in torrential rain and mud. They had a combined NCAA record 77 punts, with a final score of 0-0.
YlEd TIL that Indiana Jones has changed the image of archaeology. Before ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ (1981), people imagined an archaeologist as a weak, older person who needs rescuing. Now the stereotype is a male Ivy League professor/adventurer with a bullwhip.
G8K1 TIL Euro banknotes have architectural styles depicted on them, and they start with the earliest style on the lowest denomination and go through to the latest on the largest denomination
aekZ TIL in 1893 without Presidential approval, marines stormed Hawaii, raising the stars and stripes in HONOLULU. President Grover Cleveland thought Americans had acted shamefully and tried to withdraw the annexation treaty from the Senate and ordered an investigation into potential wrongdoings.