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TIL that Florida is a flatter state than Kansas.

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LQWaQ TIL nobody can say for sure why an Epicanthic fold occurs. It maybe an evolutionary advantage in cold conditions, yet it occurs in certain medical conditions regardless of environment
e0OYD TIL that Qeen Elizabeth II’s portrait has graced the currencies of 33 different countries , Canada being the first in 1935.
6EGPm TIL on a trip to China, Prince Philip joked to students that “if you stay here much longer, you’ll go slit-eyed”. After initial concerns of offence, it was revealed that Chinese authorities were unconcerned. They explained that travelling Chinese students were likewise warned not to go “round-eyed”.
rNyxw TIL the Sahel is greening
VAKm TIL a black woman in 1828 won a lawsuit against a white man who sold her son into slavery. She was the first black woman to win a lawsuit against a white man.