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TIL that of the 50 current state governors in the United States, 1 is from the Silent Generation, 28 are Baby Boomers, 20 are Generation X, and 1 is a Millennial.

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agbA TIL that Mexico is world’s fattest country with a 32.8 percent adult obesity rate, surpassing United States’ 31.8 obesity rate
8ebGb TIL the Russian radio telescope RT-70 transmitted a series of 501 messages to the exoplanet Gliese 581c in an attempt to contact an extraterrestrial species. The messages will arrive in 2029.
VBm4Q TIL Ketchup originated in China as a fermented fish sauce called "ke-chiap". The version we know today with tomatoes only came about in the 18th century.
wBa8 TIL Saturday morning cartoons vanished in the 2000’s largely due to the “Children’s TV Act” requiring stations to have 3 hours of educational/informational (E/I) programming per week. To avoid the stations affiliates scheduling the E/I during their weekday shows, Saturday morning’s took the hit.
9Dmp TIL Chef Boy-Ar-Dee is spelled that way so that Americans could correctly pronounce “Boiardi.”