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TIL anyone aged 16 or older can use the Library of Congress

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NOAM TIL the Dalai Lama said, “If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
XEjrk TIL many archaeologists claim water erosion, head recarving and older megalithic sites prove that the Great Sphinx is thousands of years older than current estimates. When confronted with evidence and asked to respond, the minister of Egyptology refuted the claims, saying "I don't believe in radar".
jNApM TIL An Octopus doesn't have 8 arms but 6 arms and 2 legs.
a8YbJ TIL: The inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, Dr. Henry Heimlich, didn’t actually use it to save someone’s life until he was 96 years old—four decades after inventing it.
4mn5 TIL the most common Vietnamese family name, “Nguyen”, is pronounced “Win” in English.