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TIL 30-40% of Vietnamese people have the surname Nguyen. To compare; the most popular surname in America is Smith, shared by 0.8% of the population

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wLbWM TIL that dogs take the alignment of the earths magnetic poles into consideration when figuring out where to poop.
J1gmB TIL former dictator of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov ordered the closure of all libraries outside the capital in the belief that all Turkmen are illiterate.
aDb9 Today I learned that Chocolate Milk was invented in Ireland
8v98 TIL that in 1966 Carroll Shelby gave Bill Cosby a custom Cobra. It was so fast, Cosby couldn’t control it and gave it back. The next owner lost control and drove it off a cliff.
GZO7 TIL Kars 4 Kids, invests less than half of their donations to Kids, and instead loses millions on failed real estate holdings and religious conversion day camps. They’re being investigated by the attorney general’s office in two states.