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TIL there are only 5 countries in the world that still use Fahrenheit to measure temperature, the Bahamas, Belize, the Cayman Islands, Palau, and the United States

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WyMd TIL that only about 50% of Americans know that Judaism is older than Christianity.
rRnX0 TIL saying “ahoy-hoy” was at one time the preferred way to answer the phone.
nWJDY Today I learned that Gene Wilder died listening to one of his favourite songs, Ella Fitzgerald's version of "Over the Rainbow".
yQxJp TIL during WWII the British planned to build a giant aircraft carrier out of ice (actually a wood pulp/ice mix) to protect the convoys in the Atlantic from German U boats. The project ended owing to rising costs and the development of longer-range aircraft that closed the gap in air coverage.
e0E1g TIL a NASA Flight Controller Rode His Horse To Mission Control Because The Parking Permit For His Car Was Revoked.