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TIL: Americans aged 18-29 estimate that 30% of the population identifies as gay. Those aged 65+ assume it’s 20%. Those with a Masters or Doctorate assume it’s 15%. The true percentage is 3.8% identifying as gay.

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wLM1E TIL Longest marathon in history: the athlete that took more than half a century to cross the finish line
9LdQ TIL Canada’s elite special forces unit JTF2 once earned a US presidential unit citation whilst serving with Task Force K-Bar. Vice admiral Robert Harward, a US Navy SEAL in charge of the task force also stated that the JTF2 team under his command was his first choice for any direct action.
NjbP TIL a cat’s collar bone is not connected to any other bone in its body. The forelimbs are attached to the shoulder by free-floating clavicle bones, which allows them to pass their body through any space into which they can fit their heads,
NXPQb TIL that Charles III is the largest landowner in the world, as the British crown technically owns 90% of the land in Canada. The second-largest landowner is the Roman Catholic Church.
11AV TIL that farmers who called their cows by name reported 258 litre higher milk yield than those who did not