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TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020.

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RxR7 TIL that President John F. Kennedy used to keep a note in his pocket with the figure 118,574 - the number of votes he narrowly defeated Richard Nixon by.
5V9Rp TIL that when Saddam Hussein was hiding in bunkers too deep for any bomb in the US inventory, the US filled an entire 16-foot hardened steel artillery barrel with explosives, welded fins to it and airdropped it, creating the first 'Bunker Buster'. Iraq withdrew from Kuwait the very next day.
7Z0P TIL Detroit’s motto in Latin is: “We hope for better things; it will arise from the ashes.” Written in 1805.
xVxXw TIL that the reason why Olive Oil bottles are so dark is because it's protecting the oil from the light, Which if not dark will degrade the oil.
6oDZ TIL: There is a glass toaster called the Bugatti Toaster that will be released in the US next year