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TIL that the US is actually a net exporter of oil and petroleum products.

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DJPv TIL that the Korean Demilitarized Zone has seen so little human activity, that several critically endangered species survive there.
OoBXa TIL Teddy Roosevelt's Son Died Flying for the US During WWI. When His Body Was Discovered Behind Enemy Lines, the Germans Gave Him A Full Military Burial With Honors.
kRQB TIL a college student aligned his teeth successfully by 3D printing his own clear braces for less than $60; he’d built his own 3D home printer but fixed his teeth over months with 12 trays he made on his college’s more precise 3D printer.
Brjpb TIL that in 2015 Spain passed a law establishing the Right to Return for decedents of the Sephardi Jews expelled in 1492.
pYxWb TIL that In 1816, after the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia, Earth experienced the “Year Without a Summer.” Global temperatures dropped, leading to food shortages, crop failures, and extreme weather events