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TIL that the United Nations officially use British English instead of American English

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wpWo TIL a monument marking where Captain James Cook was killed in Hawaii, and about 25 square feet of land around it, is owned by the United Kingdom.
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Wkvy8 TIL Melinda Liu not only saw this pandemic in 2017, but she, named the very town in China where it would originate.
P6QL TIL that in 1993 Delta Airlines saved over 1 million dollars by removing the decorative lettuce leaf underneath the salads on it’s flights.
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