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TIL that San Bernardino County in California is the Biggest County in lower 48 States (plus Hawaii) of U.S.A. and is bigger than 9 States.

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xV1jg TIL Ben Franklin wished the Bald Eagle had not been chosen to represent the US as it is “of bad moral character, a rank coward and a robber” and a Turkey would be more fitting.
yVP6X TIL the roundels on WW2 RAF planes indicate the type of plane
D154D TIL Nikola Tesla planned to make school children smarter and healthier by saturating them unconsciously with electricity, wiring the walls of a schoolroom with high-voltage lines. The plan was provisionally approved by then superintendent of New York City schools, William H. Maxwell.
VOZD TIL Salvation Army and Goodwill have almost singlehandedly crippled Africa’s clothing industry
lomkK TIL after the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, an Athenian soldier named Epizelus lost his sight after his comrade next to him was killed despite not having any injuries himself, suggesting he suffered from hysterical blindness due to PTSD.