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ANa8d TIL For $250k you can visit the wreck of the Titanic
5YxlR TIL Washington, DC, is home to one of the largest Ethiopian populations in the world, 2nd only to that of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. While official census data shows about 30,000 Ethiopians in the DC area, others estimate that the true number is closer to 250,000.
6Kr8 TIL that “orange” isn’t the only English word with no perfect rhymes. There are also silver, purple, month, ninth, pint, wolf, opus, dangerous, marathon and discombobulate.
WnK8 TIL Woodie Guthrie’ copywrite claim to “This Land is Your Land” was for 28 years and stated “anybody caught singin it without our permission, will be mighty good friends of ourn, cause we don’t give a dern.” Today multiple organizations claim copyright for the song.
GYxAj TIL That The Phillipines celebrate Republic day on July 4. Originally their Independence Day. The country that they gained independence from is the United States.