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TIL George Washington was a Master Mason

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ADRe4 TIL the oldest wooden church in the world and the oldest wooden building in Europe is St. Andrew's in Greensted, Essex, England
4EnX TIL Mr. Rogers made a point of mentioning out loud when he was feeding his fish after he got a letter from a family whose blind daughter asked him to do so, because she couldn’t tell if the fish were being fed.
1BrW TIL one in five men between the ages of 25 and 34 are living with their parents.
D1pQV TIL It’s hypothesized that warm-bloodedness evolved in mammals and birds because it provided defense against fungal infections. Very few fungi can survive the body temperatures of warm-blooded animals. By comparison, insects, reptiles, and amphibians are plagued by fungal infections.
BP0W TIL in 2012, thieves stole $30 million in maple syrup from Canada’s strategic maple syrup reserve