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TIL only a slim majority of Americans realize Puerto Ricans are American citizens.

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7OAL TIL that the famous Spider-man Quote “With Great Power, comes Great Responsibility,” was not originally said by Uncle Ben; it’s first appearance was as a caption.
W755A TIL that teen pregnancy rates in the US are less than a quarter what they were in the 90s!
vAKx TIL that Godzilla had an adopted son named Minilla who could blow atomic smoke rings
8aBDP TIL In the US you generally buy a cemetery spot for life and not just rent it until you stop renewing it anymore as is custom in many other other parts of the world
nWMoW TIL in the 13th century a Hungarian friar discovered a group of Magyars living in the original Hungarian homeland, still speaking the a mutually intelligible dialect despite 400 years of separation. When he returned four years later, the area had been devastated by Mongols