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TIL that Europeans arrived in the Americas before arriving in Japan

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6EmwW TIL of the FFF system of units. For example, the speed of light is 1.8026 megafurlongs per microfortnight.
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VolQ TIL the Dandelion is edible, contains more beta-carotene than a Carrot, and exists in the U.S. only because European settlers introduced it as a salad green.
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RxL6 TIL in 1600 one of the first Englishmen to land in Japan ended up a samurai and adviser to the Shogun