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TIL Harry Truman tried to buy Greenland in 1946

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bZQ7 TIL that 1 in every 8 American workers have been employed by McDonalds.
yWWv TIL After the attack on Pearl harbor, Hawaii was issued their own currency in case the Japanese was successful in taking over the island.
grw4y TIL that while Alexander the Great conquered the known world, he never attempted to attack the city-state of Sparta.
OG8l6 TIL that before the first juvenile court was established in 1899, 7 year old children in the US were tried and punished as adults.
b9rNa TIL The current Fujian Province under Republic of China control was once part of a larger Fujian Province, which consisted of a mainland portion and some islands. After the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the majority of the historical province became Fujian, People's Republic of China