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TIL that the majority of Americans of African descent are actually White and not Black

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QJPxk TIL In October 1986 Soviet submarine K-219 suffered an explosion and sank in the mid Atlantic with an estimated 30+ nuclear warheads aboard. The cause for this explosion is contested to this day.
jBXR TIL Walmart profits $17.20 billion a year. Their employees receive $2.66 billion in government help each year.
MyZb TIL that only 20 different surnames comprise half the population of China, 3 surnames comprise half the population of Korea, and 3 belong to 60% of the Vietnamese.
4kNDN TIL - Vacuum Microelectronics is a field of study, to shrink old-fashioned vacuum tubes used in radios and TV's prior to the 60's, down to a sub-millimeter size.
BWby TIL that the largest gun built in World War 1 could fire a shell into the stratosphere.