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TIL about the First Families of Virginia which include 6 US presidents from Washington to Carter, Robert E. Lee, and Elvis Presley, among many others.

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mo0E TIL that some species of bamboo can grow about 3 ft (91 cm) in a single day.
YpgEA TIL of a farm in South Australia that is solar-powered and uses no fresh water. Opened in 2010, the world-first farm uses desalinated water and sunlight to produce around 15,000 tonnes of tomatoes a year.
loLDr TIL Alex Trebek has been in broadcast for almost 60 years. He hosted many shows that flopped before found by Merv Griffin and put on Jeopardy.
x6BPb TIL at least 90% of human genome is non-functional and commonly referred to as "junk DNA"
XE6PQ TIL that alone among Nazi-occupied nations, Albania's Jewish population actually increased during the Holocaust. The mostly Muslim population sheltered Jews from around Europe, and only five Jews were killed in Albania during the two years of Nazi rule