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TIL that Devil’s Tower was the US’s first National Monument and that Geologists are still uncertain about exactly how it was formed.

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OoQvY TIL the term "dark ages" do not refer to the period where science was shunned. It was a term coined by Francesco Petrarca in the 1300's, criticizing the lack of good literature following Rome's fall.
8ad1V TIL Whang-Od is a 104 year old tattoo artist from a remote Philippines tribe and has been tattooing since the age of 15 years old. She is still tattooing today but she only does her signature “3 dots” tattoo.
6E9MJ TIL Jack and Meg White of the White Stripes presented themselves as siblings, but were actually married and divorced before the band became famous
RYL1 TIL Texas Instruments has a near monopoly on the graphing calculator field, with over 90% of the sales. Due to this the base model specs and price have not changed in 10 years.
4XalN TIL about the game "Conkers," a traditional English childhood game using chestnuts