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TIL the Finnish people have 5–13% East Eurasian ancestry

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ZplDp TIL A big reason men don’t wear hats like they did in the early 20th century is due to the advent of cars!
4xxo TIL that Wales’ national symbol is a leek because on the eve of the battle against the Saxons, St David advised the Britons to wear leeks in their caps so as to easily distinguish friend from foe. This helped to secure a great victory.
pYYLO TIL about the "Tilted Arc," a slightly curved, leaning metal wall installed as art in front of a federal building in NYC in 1979. It immediately met with complaints and petitions for its removal, but remained in place until 1986. No other site wanted it, its now stored in a warehouse.
e0JXD TIL that third Mithridatic War Was Interrupted by a meteor crashing between two opposing armies.
QNGxX TIL About 500,000 to 1,000,000 Mexicans and Mexican Americans were forcibly/"voluntarily" deported back to Mexico from the US from 1929 to 1939, after the US administration scapegoated Mexicans for the Great Depression. 40 to 60% of those were citizens of the United States, overwhelmingly children.