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TIL of "Blue" and "Chirps," a cat and bird who became friends after being adopted and nursed back to health by two men serving life sentences at Folsom State Prison

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ANYWa TIL Senator Strom Thurmond had a child out of wedlock named Essie Washington-Williams who was black. She revealed herself as his daughter after his death at the age of 100. She tried to join the 'Daughters of the Confederacy', as she was eligible through her father's ancestry, but she was rejected.
DQAkP TIL 37% of the entire US government budget was pension payments to veterans of the Civil War by 1894.
8Vl8 TIL 8 of the 10 most sold mobile phones ever are from Nokia
4kv7N TIL: Edible bird's nests are a rare delicacy enjoyed for 400 years in soups, etc. in Asia
kGDW TIL that the reason so many south and central Asian countries end in “stan” is because it’s an ancient word for “land of” or “homeland”