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TIL that the United States has over 350 languages.

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Br4ry TIL the Netherlands has a government-sponsored YouTube series of young people trying different illegal drugs
oROYA TIL that Winnipeg, Canada was "mock invaded" by German troops during WWII - 3800 troops, tanks, air-raid sirens and black outs - in an effort to sell Victory Loan bonds.
yQXke TIL the Alabama State Capital building is located on the same plot of land as the "First White House of the Confederacy," inhabited by Jefferson Davis in 1861 when Montgomery, Alabama was the Confederacy's interim capital
Egy87 TIL Roughly 1 in 8 people (12.3%) in the USA live in the NYC, Chicago or LA urban areas. These urban areas account for only 0.2% of America's land
rNWay TIL: du Coudray, a midwife that saw dangerous childbirth practices in the 1700s. She made a cloth model .. with a uterus, placenta, etc…and real pelvic bones. It mimicked contractions and fluid seen during childbirth. She made textbook drawings for midwives to follow even if they couldn’t read.