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TIL that only 6.6% of the Hawaiian population is made up of native Hawaiians. (based on 2000 census)

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JYBLm TIL Abraham Lincoln replied to a critic questioning emancipation by writing: "If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that"
0d7EM TIL there is a TWISTER MUSEUM!!!
1AAV TIL-He-Man was created because Mattel passed on Star Wars figurines because of the licensing fee.
M70LA TIL Walter Orthmann (Brazil) has been working at the same company for 84 years and 9 days, as verified on 6 January 2022.
W7evY TIL that, when considering the area of land only and excluding areas of water, Brazil is actually larger than the contiguous USA by a decent margin, and China is substantially larger than both by the same metric.