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TIL that Finns weren’t originally considered “white” in the United States, they were linked to Mongols and called “China Swedes” due to not speaking an Indo-European Language

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rNWV0 TIL the longest recorded sniper kill was in June 2017, by an unnamed Canadian sniper with a 3,540 m (3,871 yd) shot in the Iraqi Civil War, surpassing a 2009 record by over 1,000 m (1,100 yd).
BgoGL TIL the U.S. secretly made a clear version of Coca-Cola for a Soviet general after WWII so he could drink it without looking pro-capitalist. Dubbed “White Coke,” it looked like vodka and came in unmarked bottles with red star caps to fool Soviet officials.
GYPZJ NASA's offering online astronaut training (for kids) while you're stuck in lockdown.
YWVA TIL that Jimmy Carter de-regulated the beer market in 1979, opening back up to craft brewers in USA.
Ayd TIL, in 1954, just one month after surgery for colon cancer Babe Didrikson Zaharias won the U.S. Women’s Open. This was the last of her 10 major championships and she accomplished it while wearing a colostomy bag.