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W76Ld TIL it took world population over 2 million years to reach 1 billion, but only 207 more to grow to 7 billion.
6dy7 TIL Workers at Ground Zero found an 18th century wooden ship underneath the World Trade Center ruble.
GAeJQ TIL that King Henry VIII’s first living child was a boy named Henry born on New Year’s Day 1511. His Godfather King Louis XI of France gave him a gold cup weighing almost 7 pounds. The child lived only 52 days.
N78xE TIL Hamburgers got their name because they originated in Hamburg, Germany
dDkdr TIL the city of Atlanta, GA is named after the Western & Atlantic railroad line