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TIL that the original border between North and South Carolina was marked with stones and marks on trees, and is now lost

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kOGed TIL all Presidents of the United States (except for Van Buren) are descendants of King John of England.
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8abVa TIL jalepeños are red,but because we pick them before they're completely ripe, we only ever see them green.
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