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TIL Emily Osment (Lilly in Hannah Montana) is the sister of Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense)

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6EQAl TIL the Confederacy had large support of Native Americans due to mutual distrust of the Federal Government and use of slavery. They mandated native representation and native sovereignty.
v17EL TIL the James Webb Space Telescope is so sensitive it could theoretically detect the heat signature of a bumble bee at the distance of the moon.
5KWP TIL that South Australia has a higher rate of hypothermia deaths than Sweden
7EXP TIL Finnish schools use a considerable amount of time to teach crafts and arts skills, like home economics, textiles, and woodwork. Unlike in other countries, where these subjects are treated as an awkward add-on, in Finland they have become a cornerstone of a child’s education.
AN60g TIL that the stories of Sinbad, Aladdin and Ali Baba weren’t in the original Arabic versions of “One Thousand and One Nights.” Sinbad was added centuries later, and the others were added by a French translator based on stories he heard from a Syrian writer visiting Paris.