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TIL The United States and the Cherokee Nation signed the Treaty of New Echota in 1835 which promised the Cherokee people a delegate to the House of Representatives

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xVY50 TIL - Greenland got its name in 986 AD from the explorer Erik the Red's attempt to lure settlers to the ice-covered island: "it would induce settlers to go there, if the land had a good name".
BOOK TIL that cheetahs were nearly exhausted by the last ice-age, and all modern cheetahs are descended from a small portion of the surviving cats that interbred to maintain their species. Due to this, cheetahs are almost genetic clones of one another.
v1kQB TIL that the first countries to elect females as the head of government were in Asia - Sri Lanka in 1960, India in 1966, and Israel in 1969. The first European country to elect a female head of government was the United Kingdom, in 1979
4XmVo TIL Cyndi Laupers hit song "all through the night" was first recorded and written by Jules Shear. Unlike many covers that do not include the original artist, Jules sings throughout Cyndi's recording as backing vocalist and does a heartfelt performance.
R6P8 TIL that a tribe from Papua New Guinea called the Toulambi had their first contact with civilization in 1993 and, at the time, were still living in the Stone Age.