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TIL the 8 billionth person will most likely be born in 2027

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R7Gm1 TIL that the Navy has a program for intentionally sinking old vessels to become artificial reefs for marine life. The first and largest of these vessels was the USS Oriskany, an aircraft carrier built at the end of WWII, which was sent to the ocean floor off the coast of Florida in 2006.
99WG TIL that in 1982, Wisconsin (of all states) became the very first state in the U.S. to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. Not only that, the law was signed by a Republican governor, who said “there is nothing more private or intimate than those who you live with and who you love.”
8WMK TIL the Swedish word for ‘half-arsed’ or 'not entirely satisfactory’ —halvdan— literally means 'half Danish’
DYYr TIL Traditional cheese makers were so threatened by artificial cheese production that they tried to name it “Embalmed Cheese” to decrease sales. The US government had to step in, and the name was formally made “Processed Cheese” which we still use today.
kJw54 TIL bully sticks are just dried bull penises