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TIL the USDA classifies batter-coated french fries as a "fresh vegetable"

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Oap6 TIL In WWII, partially due to America’s ship-building rate, advances in radar technology, as well as cracking the “Enigma code”, German U-boats had a 75% casualty rate by the end of the war,(the highest of all German forces).
MemWm TIL that there is a hispanic national anthem called Nuestro Himno, which is a remix of the star spangled banner.
DQpnr TIL that genghis khan although a brutal dictator paved the way for the modern postal system, and also granted freedom of religion
QjaM TIL after receiving a local anesthetic and root-canal treatment at his dentist, a 38-yo man has been experiencing a real ‘Groundhog Day’ type memory loss. For the better part of a decade, he has woken up every morning thinking it is the day of his original dentist’s appointment
lonwK TIL Dolly Parton gave each family who lost its primary residence in the 2016 TN fires $1,000 a month for five months. When she arrived to help dole out the final payments, she brought the nearly 900 families an unexpected bonus – another $5,000 each for a total of $10,000.