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TIL that District of Columbia (Washington, DC) is a member of Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization

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4NDJ TIL that the pyramids being built by slaves is a myth caused by Herodotus the Greek historian and explorer when he visited Egypt 2000 years after they were built.
Y7v5W TIL Ulysses S. Grant, who was running for a third term in 1880, led on 35 ballots for the nomination. It wasn't until James G. Blaine and John Sherman shifted their supporters toward James A. Garfield that Grant subsequently lost on the 36th ballot.
XEej8 TIL although iodine was added to table salt in the U.S. beginning in 1924 as an antidote to goiters caused by iodine deficiency, it had the unanticipated side effect of raising the national IQ by an average of 3.5 points.
wEX6 TIL You can pay $65 to register your dog as an “Emotional Support Animal.” Then no landlord can turn you down.
PYMpw TIL that redheads produce more vitamin D than other hair colors, meaning they don't suffer as much from not being in the sun.