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TIL that September 9th is the most common birthday in the United States

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vPR7K TIL about the Cerutti Mastodon Site, a paleontological & possible archeological site where broken mastodon bones with cobblestones showing wear & impact marks among the otherwise fine-grain sands were found. One theory suggests this to be evidence for an earlier human migration to North America.
neMa9 TIL what the Fujiwhara effect is when two hurricane/cyclones converge
ddXE TIL Italy only became a unified country in 1861 by consolidating several smaller states under one centralized government.
4Xwo6 TIL that OJ Simpson had been called OJ from such a young age that he didn’t know his name was Orenthal until 3rd grade when a teacher read his name aloud in class
b9oda TIL of Alexis von Roenne, one of Hitler's most trusted intelligence analysts who secretly despised Hitler and knowingly gave him false information in order to assist the Allies. His actions are believed to have saved thousands of Allied lives.