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TIL The last two states to be added to the US were admitted in 1959, only 64 years ago. Many current members of congress were teenagers when the flag had 48 stars.

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YjeA TIL that Hitler had a sister, Paula, who chose to believe that Hitler was not responsible for the Holocaust.
E1o7d TIL of Chief Red Cloud, a Native American Nazi sympathizer. He praised Adolf Hitler as a spiritual brother and painted a vision of a coming war when white Christians and American Indians would unite to defeat the Jews.
X1nQ TIL that, in an effort to reduce drunk driving, every New Years Eve the AAA will tow your car and give you a lift home for free, even if you’re not a member (not available in all states)
gkgy TIL scientists have found the oldest organism known, a 100,000-year-old underwater giant nine miles across and weighing 6600 tons, floating in the Mediterranean Sea. This organism is a large patch of asexually-reproducing seagrass.
D1ODg TIL in 1998 the average monetary loss of a 7-Eleven robbery was just $37.