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TIL of the Norwegian immigrant and WWII vet Andrew Haines who requested and was granted a Viking funeral by the U.S. Coast Guard.

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yV5Gp TIL that the southern Appalachian Mountain region has areas that qualify as a temperate rainforest
xV0rg TIL I learned that George Washington Carver, the "Peanut Guy", was also the first black American to receive a bachelors degree in the US in 1894. He also discovered dozens of new use cases from sweet potatoes. So he was so much more than just a peanut guy! Powerful black history facts.
yQNjv TIL that in 2004, scientists engineered goats whose milk could save more than 500,000 kids who die each year from diarrheal diseases — that's more than the number of deaths from AIDS, malaria, and measles combined — but the government has left it languishing in regulatory limbo.
4kroa TIL that in 1973, the Vanderbilts held a family reunion. Not one of the 120 decedents were millionaires at the time.
5V1Xr TIL the phrase "dingos ate your baby" used as a joke in comedies like Seinfeld and The Sinpsons originates from a chilling case in Australia where wild dingos snatched a 9-week-old girl from her tent during a camping trip