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TIL The day after Thanksgiving is Native American Heritage Day, a day to pay tribute to Native Americans for their many contributions to the United States.

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5YoXQ TIL Puritans married for love and did not have arranged marriages
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e0LD4 TIL that in WW2, the Italian submarine “Leonardo Da Vinci” torpedoed the troopship “Empress of Canada”, while on a return journey. The ship sank and half of the resulting 392 deaths were Italian prisoners of war.
o7RY TIL that from 1979 to 1993, NYC had upwards of 3000 non-working fire hydrants on sidewalks for the sole purpose of increasing parking violation revenue.
kOLlm TIL the standards for “Made in America” tags only require 50% American material and final assembly in the US.