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TIL Only 39% of Americans have Passports, that means 3 out of 5 Americans can’t even go to Canada

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OoABe TIL that natural evolution did not create a chicken that lays so many unfertilized eggs. Human engineering created such chickens. You could call the process "human-caused evolution", "artificial selection", or "selective breeding".
loDR7 TIL when George Clooney wanted to adopt a new dog, the rescue shelter said it was up to the dog to like Clooney, and if there wasn’t a connection, they would find the dog a different home. To make sure the dog would like him, Clooney rubbed turkey meatballs on his feet. It worked great.
nN19 TIL the scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz had a gun through out the movie, and he even pulled it out on the lion.
VBGJZ TIL that in RuneScape, the "Party Hat," initially a common item from a 2001 holiday event, has become one of the game's most valuable assets. Originally considered worthless and often discarded, these hats are now rare collectibles, with some colors valued at billions of in-game gold.
nee8W TIL the oldest search engine in the world is still online at the ripe old age of 24.