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

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aw1DN TIL about Edward Carter, among the first and only black MOH winners, who got it 50+ years after action, and 30+ after his death.
MaV0 TIL The FBI has almost every gun ever manufactured to use as reference to solve crimes.
OGgxa TIL that the origin of why married couples become 'one' & women take their husband's surname dates back to the 1600s, where coverture prohibited women from having any legal identity or rights b/c they were considered 'one' with the husband and therefore subsumed his identity.
epvy6 TIL that at a 2004 horse race, over 13,000 fans placed bets totalling ¥121,751,200 on a first place victory for Haru Urara—a horse nicknamed the "shining star of losers everywhere." Haru Urara finished the race in 10th out of 11 spots, her 106th consecutive loss.
1V8O TIL that the planet Neptune was mathematically predicted before it was directly observed, based on the orbit of Uranus.