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TIL that 40.8% of children born in the US in 2010 were to unmarried women.

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9vxp TIL in Switzerland, it is illegal to keep just one guinea pig.
gMvPD TIL the bluest blue (to date) was accidentally discovered when a researcher received a grant to explore novel materials for electronics applications and tried to heat together oxides of manganese, yttrium, and indium at two thousand degrees Fahrenheit
Q6W9 TIL a San Francisco man saved a threatened butterfly species by replanting rare flora in his backyard, transporting caterpillars to his local botanical garden, where they began to make a comeback
awPXM TIL that the Alfred, formally known as the Black Prince, became the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag; the precursor to the Stars and Stripes that we know today. The flag was hoisted on the Delaware River by John Paul Jones and this event was documented in letters to Congress
lVdB TIL Air conditioners are rated according to how many tons of ice would have to melt in your house during the day to keep it cool