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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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ney89 TIL the first photos that came back from Hubble were blurry and to fix that NASA gave it a new prescription lens
50YQ TIL during the 1950s, the U.S. military tested nuclear weapons so close to Las Vegas, that you could clearly see the mushroom clouds from downtown Hotels. This became a temporary tourist attraction.
Oorp7 TIL that the "Jedi Master and historian Ri-Lee Howell," was named after Riley Howell, a 21 year-old who died tackling the gunman during a shooting on the UNCC campus.
1Ea7 TIL SunChips’ first attempt at a biodegradable bag crinkled at up to 95 decibels. A Facebook group titled “SORRY BUT I CAN’T HEAR YOU OVER THIS SUN CHIPS BAG” reached over 30,000 members as a result.
W7o5N TIL that up until 2006, Nike used sulfur hexafluoride as the filling gas for their line of Air Max shoes