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TIL that 75% of the US’s oil comes from North and South America, not the Middle East.

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9wvXX TIL that the name of the Cappuccino comes from the Capuchin friars, referring to the color of their habits
WAX4 TIL wild monkeys never encounter bananas at all ever unless they are around human habitation where bananas are or have been planted.
p8WyQ TIL that the artificial banana flavoring was based on the Gros Michel: the predominant banana that went extinct in the 60's (replaced by the current less flavorful Cavendish). Today, when you eat something "banana" flavored, you're tasting species of banana that went extinct long ago.
WlgY TIL that nearly 8% of Asian men are descended from Genghis Khan. That’s nearly 350 million men with one common ancestor.
N7ggP TIL Hitler's deputy Rudolph Hess spent the last 20 years of his life as the sole prisoner in a jail designed to hold 600 inmates