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TIL there were 49 civilan casaulities in Pearl Harbor attacks

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grw6D TIL the USA is the only nation on earth where there are more guns than people
GAKwN TIL In Scotland in 1637, Jenny Geddes threw a chair at a minister who was reading from the Book of Common Prayer. This sparked a riot that ultimately caused the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, including the English Civil War.
6ENPw TIL that Norman Greenbaum, artist of Spirit In The Sky, is actually Jewish. He was watching TV one night when he came across a country gospel star, thought it looked easy, and wrote his one hit wonder in 15 minutes. This Jewish artist’s song about Jesus sold 2 million copies in a year.
R5DW4 TIL retired US Army officer Moses West is deploying atmospheric water generators to provide clean water in areas where it is needed most. He is literally pulling water from thin air.
R0e9 TIL an intact steamboat from 1856 was excavated in 1988 under 45 feet of dirt in a farmers field. Thousands of artifacts were excavated and preserved so well that some of the food was still edible.