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TIL Mount Saint Elias is both the second tallest mountain in the United States and the second tallest mountain in Canada.

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lo9Dr TIL how Santa Barbara California got its name. On December 4, 1602, Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino sailed through the Santa Barbara Channel, which he named in honor of St. Barbara’s Feast Day. It wasn’t until 1782 that the town of Santa Barbara received its name.
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KORxB TIL more than 618,000 Americans died in the US Civil War. From 1861 to 1865, it is estimated that 620,000 to 750,000 soldiers died
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