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TIL that the main genetic ancestry of most Black Americans and Black Caribbeans is Yoruba from modern day Nigeria (and surrounding countries)

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OoGk7 TIL the term "genuine leather" isn't reassuring you that the item is made of real leather, it as an actual distinct grade of leather and is the second worst type of leather there is.
xVOv0 TIL Robert E. Lee owned a plantation across the river from Washington DC until the start of the Civil War. The Lees fled the home and the Union army occupied their land, ultimately burying Union war dead there to spite Lee for his treason. It is now Arlington National Cemetery.
N8OJ TIL Transmutation (turning one substance into another by chemical reaction, like in alchemy) is real. You can turn lead into gold with enough nuclear chemistry. But it would be a very tiny amount of gold and spent more money to make it than what it’s worth.
xVLkw TIL that Glenn Close attended the 102 Dalmatians premiere in character as Cruella de Vil, and even had some writers come up with Cruella-esque responses to expected journalist questions
v1yDr TIL about Mimas, one of Saturn’s 53 confirmed moons, which looks a lot like the Death Star. It’s even oriented correctly, North being up in the image.