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TIL 32% of home buyers in the United States are Millennials, more than any other generation of home buyers (including baby boomers)

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g554 TIL that 54% of the troops who landed in Normandy on D-Day were British & Canadian
dD59d Today I Learned that John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is actually describing a road trip in Virginia to get to West Virginia, and not about driving in WVa, itself. 🤯
8a8AK TIL that the St. Patrick's Day tradition of dyeing the Chicago river green arose by accident when a group of plumbers used green dye to trace illegal substances that were polluting the river. The dyeing of the river is still sponsored by the local plumbers union.
4X4yo TIL that you have to have a net worth of $8.4 million to be considered the top 1% of your fellow Americans
4gkJ TIL that in many countries Election Day is either on a Sunday or is considered a National Holiday, allowing for higher voter participation.