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TIL That Dolly Parton declined a proposal for a statue in her honor at the Tennessee state capitol.

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Oj47 TIL there is an organisation called the Unrepresented United Nations (UUN) that represent Unrepresented Nations and Peoples, so “that they may express their position in the appropriate forums and obtain recognition, since they cannot in the United Nations.”
kJaw7 TIL that Cracker Jack is considered by some food historians to be the first junk food. It was introduced in 1896 along with the slogan “The more you eat, the more you want.”
Y7Z77 Today I learned that an Elephant killed a woman by stomping on her, and then went to the funeral to trample her again.
wLjKY TIL that America has an infrastructure grade of a D. Records report that the grade hasn’t changed since 2013 but hopes to see improvements by 2025
XBb8 TIL The wick effect: When part of the body is destroyed by fire, the clothing of a victim may soak up melted human fat and act like the wick of a candle.