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TIL that from 1921 into the 1960s the town slogan of Greenville, Texas was "The blackest land, the whitest people"

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grwWL TIL Sir Nils Olav III is a scottish penguin with rank of Major General in the Norwegian Army, recognised by Guinness World Records as the highest-ranking penguin, he is also the Baron of the Remote Bouvet Island
YGGA TIL Brazil was home of the largest Nazi party outside Germany, with more than 40,000 affiliates.
GYjN1 TIL The name Nimrod used to mean a skillful hunter…until bugs bunny changed it.
VjZp TIL Quality of US teachers was so poor in 2001 that the average teacher only scored better than 42% of students. By 2008, it was only up to 50%. This was done by requiring qualifications such as actually having degrees in whatever they are teaching.
awEOL TIL about the Mandaeans, and ethno-religious group native to southern Mesopotamia. They were likely the first to practice baptism, and are the only surviving Gnostics from antiquity.