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TIL New York City was once briefly renamed “New Orange” when the Dutch captured it in 1673 in honor of Prince Willem of Orange, who was later King William III of England.

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N7Qb6 Today I learned a soviet cosmonaut outlasted the collapse of his country in space, leaving earth as a soviet and returning as a russian
1G1X TIL for chickens to be considered ‘free range’, an outdoor access for an 'undetermined period’ each day is the only requirement, even if it’s only for 5 minutes.
VLDp TIL Sahara is only in a dry period and is expected to be green again in 15,000 years.
nEBr TIL that when a dignitary complained to President Theodore Roosevelt about Alice Roosevelt (his daughter) smoking on top of the White House, Roosevelt replied, “I can be President of the United States, or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly do both.”
JYxZv TIL Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" was inspired by an older woman Stewart describes as a sexual predator who took his virginity at a jazz festival when he was 16. Though his record company thought Maggie May had no commercial potential, it went on to become #1 in the US and the UK in October, 1971.