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TIL there are more people in China living in caves called Yaodong than the population of Canada.

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a8wpN TIL that a soldier's Zippo lighter, found in the jungle in Vietnam, was returned to its rightful owner 50 years later ahead of Veteran's Day 2021. The Zippo was engraved with the soldiers name, but the two men never met despite being part of the same unit.
p8vbA TIL that while preparing a speech to create a permanent soil erosion service, Hugh H. Bennett was notified of a dust storm approaching Washington DC. He pushed back meeting with Congress until it was estimated to arrive to conclude with opening up the curtains to a dramatic view of a dust storm.
Medm8 TIL that Meatloaf's video for I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) was directed by Michael Bay
1akyV TIL Using headphones for listening to a level like 85 decibels is generally safe for eight hours. A level of 94, 95 decibels will cause potential damages to hearing
yVkkX TIL in 1990 Marge Simpson wrote a letter to First Lady Barbara Bush after Barbara said The Simpsons was ‘the dumbest thing [she] had ever seen’.