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TIL that the last American born into legal slavery died in 1972

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oBvA8 TIL Nutella uses about 25% of the world's hazelnuts
5VPKR TIL that the longest English word is "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis," which is a type of lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica dust
YwQx TIL In Japan, some watermelons are grown into cubes for storing efficiency. This practise was invented by graphic designer Tomoyuki Ono in 1978.
m1x6O TIL about Joe Kieyoomia, a Navajo soldier who survived both the Bataan Death March and the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. He was tortured more than other prisoners because he was mistaken for being a Japanese American traitor. After the war he returned home to New Mexico and lived to 77.
jNK7Q TIL at the beginning of the Pearl Harbor attack, many people thought it was a drill. One sailor said, "This is the best goddam drill the Army Air Force has ever put on!"