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nWEPG TIL that an American Governor-General of the Philippines, Francis Burton Harrison, would later be naturalized as a Philippine citizen by act of the National Assembly of the Philippines at the request of President Manuel L. Quezon after Harrison had expressed interest in it despite not qualifying
v1n1L TIL that Military Chocolate was made to taste terrible on purpose, as to have the soldiers actually save it for emergencies instead of eating it prematurely.
EgJnd TIL Wolverine's official comic book height stands at 5 foot 3 inches tall
R6p7 TIL the Great Extinction that wiped out most life 65.5 million years ago was precipitated by 5 degree C warming over 1000 years. This rate is 10 times slower than that of the last 100 years.
nWeDP TIL: The "Chinese" take-out box originated from a need for an inexpensive, watertight package that can safely carry oysters home.