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TIL Morocco is the United States oldest ally.

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X0epD TIL: At 555ft, the Washington Monument was the tallest building in the world for a few years until it was surpassed by the Eiffel Tower.
OmvL TIL, Andre Royo (“Bubbles” from The Wire) was handed a heroin package by a man who said, “Man, you need this fix more than I do.” Royo refers to that moment as his “street Oscar”
bxAa TIL a McDonald’s Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese has 104% of the suggested daily value for saturated fat.
VMVn4 TIL Avocado, bay and cinnamon all belong to the the laurel family of flowering plants. Lauraceae comprises of about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide. They occur mainly in warm temperate and tropical regions, especially Southeast Asia and South America.
wLwnM TIL about The Government Pension Fund of Norway, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund. It was established to invest the surplus revenues of the Norwegian petroleum sector. Today it has over 1 trillion USD in assets, including 1.3% of all global stocks and shares.