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TIL there's a penny on Mars

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J17rV TIL during World War I, the U.S. government tried to rename hamburgers as "liberty sandwiches" to avoid the German-sounding name
7xmZ TIL that during the American Revolutionary War, despite opposition from the Continental Congress, George Washington ordered the vaccination of 40,000 soldiers from smallpox, reducing the infection rate from 17% to 1%
xvrk TIL that between 50-100 Americans currently use a plutonium-powered pacemaker. They are to be returned to Los Alamos upon the owner’s death.
Z8l5Y TIL the marionberry is actually a blackberry, and it was developed by Oregon State University in cooperation with the USDA ARS breeding program. It is a cross between the 'Chehalem' and 'Olallie' blackberries!
oBl9R TIL - Thailand is currently ruled by a military junta, they’ve had, on average, a coup d’état every seven years since 1932