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TIL 69% of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts and 34% have no savings at all

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VBk6G TIL: Cher Ami Was a WWI Hero & Also a Pigeon
QJaQa TIL the gold medalist in the 2016 Olympics in the women's 1500 meters ran the race in 4:08 minutes. This is a time that a good male track athlete can run in high school.
Wk5XL TIL that crocodiles and alligators are more closely related to birds than they are to lizards or snakes.
kJJ65 TIL that getting goosebumps triggers new hair growth. They cause hair to rise in the short term and trigger more hair growth in the long term.
neOeo TIL about The Roaring Lion, a famous photograph of Winston Churchill in which the photographer intentionally got Churchill to scowl by snatching his cigar right out of his hand.