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TIL John Quincy Adams called for the adoption of the metric system in the 1820s.

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1jYd TIL The USA dropped 26,171 bombs in 2016. Thats about 3 bombs every hour for 24 hours a day…
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EgWOP TIL the US Navy strapped cameras onto dolphins, revealing incredible hunting techniques and behaviors, including suction feeding like a vacuum cleaner.
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