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TIL that June 19th is a US Holiday called Juneteenth that celebrates the African American emancipation from slavery

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VZoZ TIL during WW2 a Soviet Airforce lieutenant who intentionally did not open his parachute survived a fall from the plane of approximately 7,000 meters (23,000 feet)
LkXnm TIL about the world's smallest feline, the Rusty Spotted Cat. It has been known of for a while but very rarely filmed.
4Xd0J TIL that a recent study out of the University of Kansas found that it takes about 50 hours of socializing to go from acquaintance to casual friend, an additional 40 hours to become a “real” friend, and a total of 200 hours to become a close friend.
QjY9 TIL that according to South Carolina’s constitution, you cannot hold a public office if you deny the existence of a Supreme Being.
9wQeG TIL of castaway huts (or depots) which are deliberately placed on isolated islands by governments. They contain supplies and tools which can help people who become stranded there. Most were built by the New Zealand government in the 19th and 20th centuries.