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TIL that the Bald Eagle is not officially the national bird despite representing the United States for over 248 years

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v1xdL TIL mannequins in stores or in the front windows of stores are often all white, but this can be changed to increase diversity and support all races
Me6eV TIL a foot being 12 inches long is based from King Henry I's own foot.
gMJJ4 TIL 3M invented the chemical PFOS back in 1950, used it in many products such as Teflon, Scotchgard, food warppers, etc., but it is now deemed to be toxic and the substance is now found in blood of animals everywhere from polar bears to dolphins to eagles.
a1Mb TIL Bruce Lee had to flee Hong Kong for the US after he got into a street fight with the son of an organized crime leader.
kONdB TIL in 1940 the WPA and NYC Tax Department took a picture of nearly every building in the five boroughs of NYC, these were digitized by the NYC Municipal Archives in 2018, collated, and geo-tagged to create a comprehensive streetview of 1940s NYC.