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TIL the streets in Northeast Minneapolis were named after the U.S. presidents in order of their election to help new residents from Poland, Ukraine, Lebanon and Germany prepare for citizenship exams.

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0deDL TIL: Giuseppe Jona (renowned physician) of Venice was demanded by the Nazi’s to hand over a list of all Jews that lived there, which he possessed. On the day of the handover, he burned the list, then killed himself. His actions resulted in only 243 deported Jews and approx. 1,200 saved.
knlW TIL Samsung laughed Android’s founder out of the boardroom. Two weeks later, Google bought Android for $50 million.
Wkamd TIL the median Xfinity internet subscriber uses 308 GB of data per month (and they have ~30 million subscribers). Depending on the distribution of usage, that could mean 10 Exabytes of data per month!
xVLEg TIL that the most of the methane cows produce doesn't come out in farts but instead from burps.
dnYQ TIL a California woman assisted in the rescue of 2,500 people from Hurricane Katrina. She’s also been the safety director for the International Surfing Association, rescued a man from a burning car, trained 1000s of rescuers in at least 14 countries, and competed in jet ski races of up to 300 miles.