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TIL that Captain America actually "took part" in the Second World War since the character was used as propaganda to motivate people into buying war bonds

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lo1N7 TIL that the notorious Andrew Jackson, founder of the Democratic Party, was the first U.S. President to come from a poor background. All others before him were born into wealthy and influential families.
XQ0Q TIL that by the time you get to the 39th digit of Pi, you can calculate the circumference of the known universe to within the width of an atom.
ZpEZ4 TIL that although American Samoa is a territory, those born there are US nationals, not citizens. They can hold a US passport and can freely enter or live anywhere in the United State, but cannot apply flr citizenship unless they are outside of American Samoa.
LnAd TIL Christianity, Islam and Judaism all worship the same Abrahamic god. Their religious texts also feature many of the same figures, histories and places. Jesus is also a Muslim prophet.
loKy1 TIL of Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, a 2001 cult film about Jesus' modern day struggle to protect the lesbians of Ottawa, Ontario, from vampires with the help of Mexican wrestler El Santo