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TIL that Columbia was the female personification of the United States up until she was replaced by the Statue of Liberty

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grnyX TIL the USA has given out almost $4 trillion USD in foreign aid.
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N8MJ TIL that the deepest layer of the ocean, the hadopelagic zone, is named after the realm of Hades, the Greek underworld. This ranges from 6000m (3.7 miles) deep, down to the very lowest reaches. Populations are sparsest here, and are believed to be sustained by marine snow and thermal vents.
4XQ1R TIL about the Arnold Reflex, which is when physical stimulation of a nerve in the ear elicits a cough. This is why, for some people, cleaning their ear with q-tips often causes them to cough.