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TIL the United States has had multiple capital cities in the past including New York City, Princeton, and Trenton.

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ejQ4 TIL there’s a Mariachi band that does covers of metal songs called Metalachi!
voD7 TIL that Jerry Springer was born in a London Underground station during WW2.
A9lx TIL Ostriches are the largest and heaviest birds in the world, they can outrun Leopards, their kick is strong enough to kill a Lion, male Ostriches can roar like a lion and they can see as far as 2.2 miles (3.5 km).
e0pWk TIL Despicable Me is the highest-grossing animated franchise ever, even beating Shrek.
ADoAx TIL in terms of being considered "beautiful" by others, research has found facial attractiveness is a lot more important than body shape.