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TIL More than 95 percent of Americans descend from individuals who did not live in North America in the 18th century.

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oKX7 TIL A Lab has developed odorless marijuana
9wd7Q TIL Before Memorial Day was made a Federal holiday in 1971, it was mostly known as Decoration Day. It was a traditional day of remembrance for fallen soldiers and family mostly in Appalachian Mountains of the southern US. It also has roots in Liberian, Welsh, Irish and Mormon cultures and religions.
8aJZ8 TIL that there are more stars in the sky than grains of sand on Earth
grdVy TIL Queen Elizabeth II was certified truck mechanic
Z8rRv Today I learned that during the preparation for the Apollo 11 mission, those going aboard the spacecraft took poetry lessons, to be able to creatively convey what it felt like on the moon.