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TIL that about 30 million Americans can trace their ancestry back to the 132 passengers and crew of the Mayflower, which landed in (what would become) Massachusetts, in 1620

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8agDZ TIL that Dr. Bronner, of the "all-one" Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, fled to the United States in 1929 and urged his parents to come with him. The last he heard from them was "You were right," before they were killed in the Holocaust.
eEbJ TIL “Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God” was Benjamin Franklin’s suggested motto for the Great Seal of the U.S.
oBxkA TIL that Charles Curtis, the 31st vice-president of the United States, was of Native American ancestry and was enrolled as a member of the Kaw-Nation. English was his third language after Kansa and French
9EQB TIL The USA was one of the original 17 signatories of the Metre Convention, to introduce and promote the metric system, in 1875.
Z8PlQ TIL that a point mutation that goes by the name EDAR explains why east asians have thicker hair, more sweat glands, and why east asian women have smaller breasts