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TIL there are more Norwegians in America than there are in Norway

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OGYn4 TIL A donut is a healthier breakfast than a bagel for diabetics, in terms of spiking blood glucose
e0Ew6 TIL that Jewel, the singer who had hits such as "Who Will Save Your Soul", "Foolish Games", and Roy and Pam's song from the office, "You Were Meant For Me", started her career in a yodeling duet with her father, until she moved to Michigan to study opera.
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woYdP TIL about Ralph C Smith, the US' last surviving WWII General, who passed away in 1998 aged 104. Not only was he the 13th person to receive a pilot's license, he was also instructed by Orville Wright.
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