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TIL on average, people speak 16,000 words daily

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nRoY TIL the Declaration of Independence refers to Native Americans as “the merciless Indian Savages”.
EPY0 TIL that McDonald’s revealed their big Mac sauce recipe online
1RPO TIL that an African American, Madam C.J. Walker, was the first female millionaire in the United States.
dDy0d TIL a study from Yale found that kids who watched 'Mr. Rogers Neighborhood' retained more information than children who watched 'Sesame Street.' They also had a higher 'tolerance of delay', meaning they were more patient
N7Dd1 TIL Astronauts use white space suits in space as white reflects the solar radiation. However, while heading to space or coming back, they wear an orange space suit so that, if there's a malfunction and astronauts have to abandon ship, they need to be easy to spot for rescue crews.