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TIL that George Washington’s ancestral home in England still stands. Which still has the original coat of arms used on the a Medal of Honour and the Washington D.C flag.

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MeMEK TIL that on September 8th 1935, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, senator Huey Long was assassinated by Carl Weiss. Years later, the case was reopened, and it was revealed that senator Long was accidentally shot to death by his bodyguards, who opened fire on Carl Weiss when he pulled out his gun.
OoKG1 TIL that 3% of Iraqis are Black African.
J1OMm TIL There is no patent for the chicken nugget. The process to make the processed poultry product was invented by Robert C. Baker, a food sciences professor at Cornell University who published papers pertaining to possible poultry recipes in the 1950s.
LyJ9 TIL rape in the US has been declining rapidly for 40 years.
b6BK7 TIL: Pornhub has subtitles.