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TIL the capital of Montserrat is Plymouth - a ghost town.

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ne6nG TIL that the reason American public schools offer lunch is because of the National School Lunch Program which was born out of the concern that much of America’s youth was to malnourished to serve in the military (started in 1946)
6ELMW TIL there are 4.7 million dog bites in the US each year, and 800,000 of those bites result in medical care. That means a dog bites 1 out of every 69 people.
m1Nbo TIL that Nuclear Submarines, with a single load of food supplies, can go around the world Twice or make the round trip from New York to Liverpool 7 times without having to surface once.
PYxXg TIL that in the middle ages it was an accepted political act for two kings to sleep in the same bed as a symbol of unity between their two countries; much like the modern day photo-op
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