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TIL ~27% of the land area in the United States is protected.

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x61b0 TIL of the “Christ of Europe”, a Polish concept that sees Poland as a Christ-like martyr for the sins of Europe owing to the historical oppression suffered by the Polish people
0yJN TIL George Washington died when his doctors tried to cure his epiglottitis (i.e. inflamed throat) with blood letting. He lost more than half his blood before they stopped the treatment, and died just hours later.
Me6VW TIL that the longest period that the United States has gone without a vice president is 3 years and 334 days (1841-1845)
0wQbp TIL a mantis shrimp can punch with the force of 1500 Newtons or over 300 pounds of force.
P1eL TIL there was a man who was blind at 10 months old, but underwent a surgery to give him vision at age 52. However, being able to see terrified and confused him so much that he committed suicide 2 years after the surgery.