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TIL Puerto Rico is 75.8% White, higher than the mainland USA

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nB6b TIL World War II bomb shelters underneath London are being converted to hydroponic gardens lit with wind-powered LEDs.
Eg0WV TIL: The display of diamonds in Hollywood films and songs is one of the most successful cases of product placement in marketing history. Diamonds were placed in several Hollywood films; including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Diamonds Are Forever and in songs such as Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend.
k81e TIL that three Popes fathered sons who succeeded them in the Papacy.
w7o1 TIL that Boeing used to use ferrets to carry wires to inaccessible places on aircraft
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