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TIL two of Pocahontas’s descendants have become first lady

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VB4X4 TIL ruminant red meat and dairy have naturally occurring trans fats, most (70-80%) of which are 18:1 isomers that are harmful to human health.
rnr0 TIL in 2013 the Minnesota Court of Appeals revoked a man’s license after he repeatedly ignored warnings from law enforcement that he was driving too slowly on two-lane highways. He told a lower court judge that 48 mph is his Ford Ranger pickup truck’s “sweet spot” for gas mileage.
XEZJ6 TIL that just as % means occurrences per 100, ‰ (a permille) expresses occurrences per 1000.
neab9 TIL That the attack on Pearl Harbor was so unexpected, that as the bombing began, one seaman turned to his friend and said, "This is the best damn drill the Army has ever put on!"
VaPZ TIL JRR Tolkien was responsible for many W word definitions we have today in the Oxford English Dictionary