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TIL America’s first Muslim congressman was sworn in using Thomas Jefferson’s Koran

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ANlw TIL around 50 wild yellow-headed amazons live in the German city of Stuttgart, the only population outside of the Americas. It is unclear how they survive the winters.

Oon1Y TIL two of the founders of the punk band the Germs were classmates at an alternative high school where they were allowed to create their own class. They created a class for themselves called Fruit Eating in which they would go to a market, eat fruit for an hour, then return to school.

lkl5 TIL that editors will often add fictitious words to dictionaries in order to “catch” others copying off them. Cartographers also do this.

jJoE TIL Five Native American Tribes recognize same-sex marriage

4kNYR TIL of Charles Upham who received the Victoria Cross twice in WWII. He is one of only 3 people to have received the award twice and the only combat soldier to ever have done so.