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TIL Oprah Winfrey’s first name was originally Orpah, but it was misspelled on her birth certificate.

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P1nrZ TIL the algae on sloths' fur can be an emergency food source. Sloths usually eat leaves, but they sometimes consume the algae that grows on them, gaining extra nutrients. This unique adaptation not only camouflages them but also provides an additional food option when other sources are limited.
9D4D TIL in Feb, 2000, 60 Minutes did an exposé on “Echelon,” a top secret data collection program that vacuums up vast amounts of communications worldwide. Democracies usually have laws against spying on citizens, but Frost says Echelon members could ask other members to spy on their citizens for them
epEY5 TIL that Hawai'is state motto was spoken from a King
D1m0v TIL some people sneeze when they think dirty thoughts
5YL48 TIL: The Psychic industry in the U.S. has grown 52% in the last decade, reached $2.3 billion in profits in 2019, and is one of the 30 fastest growing industries in the U.S.