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TIL the NORAD “Tracking Santa” is run entirely by volunteers and does not use any taxpayer money. It is paid for by various sponsors and donations.

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9YV8r TIL that Homework was extremely controversial in the 1800s and early 1900. In 1901 California even banned homework for everybody under the age of 15.
WkkbB Short answer: It’s easy to learn and hard to master
yQnr8 TIL if you unfurled all of your DNA in your body, it would stretch out at an incredible 10 billion miles. This means that your DNA would reach the sun and back 600 times.
kJeG5 TIL Adolf Hitler hired the creator of Porsche to make the first Volkswagen Beetle(his personal car)
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