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TIL that high school graduates in Kalamazoo, Michigan are eligible for a free college education thanks to anonymous donors

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Mvj8 TIL when London Mayor Sadiq Khan was sworn in, he was told to bring his own Koran. Buckingham Palace tried to return it to him afterwards but he said they should keep it for the next guy.
D1VXV Til: that the word meander comes from the name of a river in Turkey.
KWv4 TIL: Hummingbirds are constantly hours away from starving to death, only being able to store enough energy to survive overnight. Having the highest metabolic rate of animal kingdom, their heart can reach 1260 BPM and they’ll breath 250 times a minute at rest.
b68Xa TIL It's not clear who owns/uses the largest yacht in the world. The Azzam is officially a charter boat, which are exempt to European property tax, but does not offer charters.
KOKV4 TIL that Bismarck, ND, was considered the most wicked town in the west, largely because of a street known as Bloody 4th, or Murderer's Gulch. Law enforcement avoided the area; however, the US Cavalry did march into the street and had a shootout.