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TIL the Dominican Republic has had 39 constitutions since 1844, the most of any country

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VnQ4 TIL a bag of Skittles contains fifty percent of your daily recommended vitamin C.
Oaw6 TIL the first assassination attempt on a U.S. president failed when two pistols misfired. The man was then beat with a cane by President Andrew Jackson before he was wrestled into submission by Davy Crockett.
vnR8 TIL Colgate bought a Chinese toothpaste brand called Darkie in 1985. The name was changed to Darlie but is still sold in China as Black Person Toothpaste
XJgE TIL Between 1960 and 2010, the world population rose from 3 billion to 6.8 billion. In other words, there has been more growth in population in the last fifty years than the previous 2 million years that humans have existed.
jWmQ TIL that “The Legend of Zelda” creator based the character Link on the Walt Disney version of Peter Pan – both characters had green tunics, pointy ears, and no parents, and both were accompanied by sassy fairies.