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TIL In 1903 after camping with John Muir, Teddy Roosevelt established Yosemite as a national park to preserve its "majestic beauty all unmarred." As President, TR signed into existence four other national parks, 18 national monuments, 55 national bird & wildlife refuges, and 150 national forests.

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X0ewP TIL “Vaginas” have 6 holes in total. Besides the vaginal canal and uretha, two vestibule called Skene’s glands lay below the uretha to lubricate the uretha. Another two vestibules called Bartholin’s glands below the vagina serve to lubricant the vagina.
Eayw TIL in 2013, an HGTV viewer (and nurse) wrote in and said she spotted a lump in the neck of a show host and she was concerned about it. It was later discovered to be thyroid cancer. He credits her with saving his life.
MeQpK TIL that until 1948 7-up contained lithium citrate, a mood stabilizer used to treat manic states and bipolar disorder
ObyL TIL that a certain easter egg in Batman: Arkham Asylum went unfound for so long that the creators went and announced it themselves.
VjY0 TIL When Titanic was hit, none of the Engineers left till the very end, They stayed and kept the power on, So others could Escape.