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TIL that Saint Lucia is the only country in the world to be named after a woman.

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opLY TIL that Medal of Honor recipients receive a standing invitation to all future presidential inaugurations and inaugural balls. Also, their children are eligible for admission to the United States military academies without regard to the nomination and quota requirements, provided they are qualified.
0wAxy TIL the Sun holds 99.8% of our solar system's total mass!
WkMO8 TIL that if you hold in too many farts, the gas can be reabsorbed and then exhaled in your breath.
grlmA TIL that from 1860-1920, Ohioans headed the Presidential ticket on nine occasions and won all but two times, with Woodrow Wilson defeating them twice.
9wVBp TIL: you can buy smart condoms that track your “performance”