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TIL the TLD for commercial websites in the Cook islands is .co.ck

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xVoK5 TIL before the Miss USA beauty pageant, there existed a "Mrs America" which chose an annual best wife, based on cooking, sewing, ironing skills, as well as personality and looks
69Mj7 TIL that only 12% of Americans are metabolically healthy, or 1 in 8 Americans.
pYGV4 TIL Frank Sinatra was once trapped in Australia by a country-wide strike, in response to the singer's horrible behavior
YpaYd TIL that the 1% rule is a rule of thumb pertaining to participation in an internet community, stating that if you get a group of 100 people online then one will create content, 10 will "interact" with it (commenting or offering improvements) and the other 89 will just view it.
BgrWD TIL Baron Friedrich von Steuben was known for his bravery and the discipline and grit he brought to the American troops during The Revolutionary War, was openly gay