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TIL that the Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910, and was actually based on a similar Boy Scout movement that had began in England just a couple of years prior.

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R7Xd6 TIL that Priests at Haridwar, India have been maintaining Bahi Khata (Genealogy register) of families which have records spanning around 2000 years and they are able to search them pretty accurately in about 5-7 minutes.
nEvY TIL that humans have explored 5%-7% of the ocean floor and less than 1% of the ocean itself. Oceans cover 70% of the earth’s surface: over 60% of the planet has never been seen by humans.
8ewlX TIL - Haim Saban & Shuki Levy, famous for composing many TV show themes (Inspector Gadget, Mysterious Cities of Gold, M.A.S.K., He-Man, She-Ra), were actually ghostwritten by other composers to gain control of all publishing rights and music royalty revenue. The suit was settled out of court.
oML7 TIL of “Mr. Trash Wheel”, a solar-powered device in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor that has removed 160 tons of garbage from the harbor in just under a year.
5YP4R TIL: You can send a Valentine's Card to sick children at Cincinnati's Children's Hospital