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TIL The White House had solar heating panels back in 1979

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ep60n TIL Phil Mickelson finished in 2nd place at the U.S Open major golf championship 6 times without ever winning. It is the only major championship he hasn't won and he holds the record for most 2nd place finishes without a win for a specific major tournament.
v1E5K TIL of the Freedmen. The Cherokee had black slaves. In 1866 they signed a treaty that freed them and granted them and their descendants, tribal citizenship after Emancipation. The Nation has ostracized them and is trying to strip them of tribal citizenship largely due to their darker complexion.
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