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TIL American Indians Serve in the U.S. Military in Greater Numbers Than Any Ethnic Group and Have Since the Revolution

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OGj7a TIL that Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother once gave an "anti-toast" to people she disliked, such as dictator Idi Amin, politician Tony Benn, and Jimmy Carter. Carter kissed her on the lips at a function in 1977, and Elizabeth was insulted, as he was the first man since her husband died to do that.
jNBdM TIL that at Dunkin Donuts, glazed doughnuts have fewer calories than old-fashioned (plain) doughnuts.
GYy8j TIL Oregon forest landowners plant around 40 million trees every year.
nyMb TIL that the word “Amazon” in ancient Greek means “without a breast”, referring to the legend that Amazons (strong, independent women warriors) cut off their right breasts so as not to interfere with use of a bow.
mx8ly TIL that "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan (the sad song in the ASPCA commercials), is actually about Jonathan Melvoin- the Smashing Pumpkins touring keyboard player who passed away from a heroin overdose in 1996.