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TIL the King of Thailand was born in Massachusetts and is a US citizen.

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0dyVv TIL Joseph Herring (Mohawk name: Nigeajasha) was among the ten or so native Americans baptized and ordained in the early Mormon church. Nigeajasha eventually had a falling out with LDS leaders. As a result, Wild Bill Hickman scalped Nigeajasha and presented his scalp to Brigham Young.
JNL1 TIL Humans have a genetic predisposition towards open spaces called a “Savannah preference”.
pZAZ TIL There were 12 dogs on the Titanic; 3 survived, mostly because they were tiny. There was supposed to be also one cat with young kittens on board the ship to control the rat population - but she was seen disembarking, retrieving one kitten at a time, in Southampton.
yQGYX TIL a 96-year-old self-taught conservationist dedicated the last 40 years of his life to saving North American bluebird populations, building and monitoring 350 nest boxes all across southeast Idaho. In part from his conservation efforts, bluebird populations have significantly rebounded.
LJQd TIL That obsidian knives are so sharp they cut on a cellular level. Due to this, when used in the medical field, incisions made with the blade heal faster with less scarring.