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TIL that it is the 149th anniversary of the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 signed into law by U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant

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Bgx5x TIL trees have eyes on their southern side.
vPydB TIL On average, the United States has only eight public toilets per 100,000 people
41Na TIL the term “junkie” comes from the fact that recreational heroin users in the early 1900s would collect and sell scrap metal to pay for their heroin.
R7mXQ TIL that a painting by Rembrandt, one of the greatest Dutch artists in history, was stolen in 1990 and has never been found. The painting depicts one of Jesus Christ’s miracles where He calmed the storm when it threatened to drown Him and His disciples while they were on a ship
wBvP TIL that there are 29 states calling for a Constitutional Convention to impose a balanced budget on the federal government; 34 are needed to force the convention.