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TIL the United States is Ranked 2nd by Total Number of Spanish Speakers, Beating Out Spain

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7OQr TIL that Shell oil initially sold antiques and later imported sea shells from the Far East.
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9YxYm TIL that in N.A.S.A.'s management training programs, new managers are shown the film Armageddon(1998) and are given the task of trying to spot as many errors as possible. So far, at least one hundred sixty-eight have been found.
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gMJXW TIL in 1911, a House Member introduced a resolution to abolish the Senate because it "has become an obstructive and useless body, a menace to the liberties of the people, and an obstacle to social growth;" His proposal died silently in committee.