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TIL That more than half of the Western United States is owned by the Federal Government.

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Wkg8X TIL The nine-headed bird, also called the "Nine Phoenix", is one of the earliest forms of the Chinese phoenix, worshiped by ancient natives in Hubei Province. Due to the hostile relationship between the Kingdom of Chu and its former overlord, the nine-headed bird was demonised as a result
NX6ZN TIL Whoopi Goldberg played the typically male lead role of Psuedolus in the 1997 revival of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
wLZrW TIL master swordsmith Masamune founded the Soshu tradition about 700 years ago. He has a 24th generation grandson who continues the tradition of forging blades, in the same area, to this day.
Knb4 TIL that there are more African American men incarcerated in the U.S. than the total prison populations in India, Argentina, Canada, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Finland, Israel and England combined.
EgprX TIL that Diana Ross's sister is a trailblazer in medicine. Barbara Ross-Lee was one of the few African-American women in a field dominated by white males in the 1970s and became the first African-American woman to lead a U.S medical school.