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TIL The mean center of population for the USA has slowly migrated from the eastern coast to present-day Missouri

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kbm1 TIL the US Navy shot down an Iranian passenger plane in 1988, killing all 290 people on board. The US government has never apologized or acknowledged wrongdoing.
WjOL TIL Scientists have developed a food replacement that metabolizes into solubles which are then excreted through sweat: eliminating the need to poop entirely!
8aO0L TIL Kynodesme was common in ancient greece.
X0EED TIL a Royal Navy pilot landed his fighter jet on top of some shipping containers on a Spanish ship.. which continued undeterred to its destination, then took £570,000 for "salvaging" the aircraft.
xVW9o TIL that white truffle hunters are extremely secretive about their business. They park their cars miles away from their hunting sites at ungodly hours along with their dogs which they protect with their lives. Not even the family members are let in on the secret.