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TIL Venus Flytraps are only native to a 60-mile radius around Wilmington, NC

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wLklJ TIL Robert E. Lee owned a plantation across the river from Washington DC until the start of the civil war. The Lees abandoned the home and the Union army occupied their land, ultimately burying Union war dead there to spite Lee for his treason. It is now Arlington National Cemetery.
GYPj1 TIL that in WWII, spam, the canned meatloaf, was so vital and ubiquitous, that Uncle Sam became Uncle Spam.
dwYE TIL The emergency broadcast system was hacked announcing that there was a “zombie attack” in multiple states across the US.
VMNyp Today I learned that there are 72 million babies born around the world this year alone and we have not even reached the end of the year!
Y7BJx TIL As a result of the WARN act - Large companies are required to give states notice before massive layoffs, and most states allow you to look at which companies will be laying off employees ahead of time.