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TIL that in 1917 idiots were prohibited to enter the US.

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4XxOa TIL the rugged tropical Pacific island of Nuku Hiva is covered with pine forests, planted by sailors centuries ago. It makes parts of the island look like the European Alps.
0bmv TIL the Sega Master System is now the longest-lived Video Games Console, due to it still being manufactured and sold in Brazil.
gMaJ8 TIL in 1987, a passenger hijacked a plane from LAX to SFO. The flight attendant alerted the pilot, "We have a problem!". The pilot asked "What kind of problem?" The hijacker then shot the flight attendant dead & announced "I'm the problem", before killing both pilots and crashing the plane
mxZLx TIL that cutting beef consumption in favour of chicken and plant proteins could liberate 28 million square kms of land - the size of the US, Canada and China combined.
R50b1 TIL of Lafayette, "The Hero of Two Worlds", at 18 as a French Marquis he defied the King and sailed to America to fight in the Revolutionary War, he then left and served in the French Revolution. Once, when captured, Napoleon himself secured his release. He is buried under soil from Bunker Hill.