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TIL the United States accepts more legal immigrants than every other nation on Earth combined

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kJXV4 TIL that beginning in 2010 a man named Kalief Browder was imprisoned for three years without trial at Riker's Island under suspicion of stealing a backpack, and spent 700 of those days in solitary confinement. He killed himself shortly after release.
vNxL TIL that there is a surviving fantasy novel written in the 2nd century AD in Roman Syria that features explorers flying to the moon, a first encounter with aliens, interplanetary war between imperialistic celestial kingdoms, and the discovery of a continent across the ocean
yVDYp TIL that a 1958 earthquake in Alaska caused waves that reached over 500 meters, or over 1,640 feet
XE1oj TIL A Swedish sailor shipwrecked on an island inhabited by cannibals. He was captured and taken to a local king, whose daughter fell in love with him. He married, had nine children with her, and became the king after his father-in-law.
7rm4b TIL Ice cream originated in Ancient China