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TIL 80% of Americans and one-third of humanity can’t see the milky way at night

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J1gkj TIL that the Bald Eagle population has recovered! They are now fairly common birds to be seen in residential areas
5YQWp TIL that the word robot originates from the Czech word "robotnik" which means "slave".
b9V8N TIL in Paris, 2016, the only daughter of King Saud ordered her bodygaurds to take a handyman hostage for a minor precieved slight. They beat him, and forced him to kiss her feet. She recieved a 10,000€ fine.
1amB7 TIL the motel where MLK was assassinated is now the National Civil Rights Museum.
8a5OP TIL "Trial by combat" has never been abolished in the United States and is still technically valid by US law