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TIL - if you have a grandparent who was an Irish citizen, all you have to do is apply (w/ fee) to gain Irish citizenship for yourself

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e0kw6 TIL that tumbleweeds are not actually native to North America, but Russia. While they are a quintessential image of the American West, tumbleweeds arrived from Russia in 1870, and are known to be invasive, often "driving ranchers out of their homes through sheer abundance."
Qwvp TIL the largest salmon caught in Iceland in 2016 was caught by Eric Clapton. He took a quick picture and released it back into the river.
neE1B TIL as a kid in DC, Duke Ellington loved to play baseball. Sometimes Teddy Roosevelt, who was President at the time, would ride by on his horse and stop to watch Duke & his friends play.
ZnJD TIL that the United States is the only country that has not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child
GYBNN TIL that writer Isaac Asimov and Star Trek creator Gene Rodenberry died with six months of each other. Asimov helped saved Star Trek from cancellation by writing a fan letter to TV Guide saying it was a "fresh and intellectually challenging science fiction television show". His daughter was a fan.