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TIL the official motto of the United States of America is “in God we Trust” which was signed into law during the 1950s

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PZNO TIL of the battle of Saragarhi, where 21 Sikhs decided to fight to death against 10,000 Afghan invaders
OogvR TIL Jules Verne's shelved 1863 novel "Paris in the Twentieth Century" predicted gas-powered cars, fax machines, electric street lighting, maglev trains, the record industry, the internet. His publisher deemed it pessimistic and lackluster. It was discovered in 1989 and published 5 years later.
1vbO TIL that only around 5% of Buddha’s teachings have been translated to modern languages; a global non-profit group named 84,000 aims to translate all of Buddha’s teachings to modern languages in order to combat the possible loss of this cultural heritage
jlZj TIL: The former band Hanson, founded a beer company in Oklahoma, calling their beer “Mmmhops Pale Ale”
NX45b TIL Organized cheerleading began in the 1870s as an all-male activity. Women weren't permitted to participate in cheerleading until 1923, with newspapers and manuals still referring to cheerleaders as "chap", "fellow", or "man" at the time.