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TIL that the Washington Monument is the tallest stone structure in the world

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j6Kvj TIL that turtledoves are called "turtle" because of their Latin name: streptopelia turtur
AR87 TIL The United States is the most armed nation with 88.8 guns per 100 people.
kOnRE TIL despite graduating magna cum laude in 2007 with a 3.8 GPA, J. Cole officially received his degree in a homecoming concert in 2015 due to money owed for a library book.
VM1AQ TIL Carl Sagan wrote a peer-reviewed paper while at Stanford with a NASA grant outlining it is probable aliens have visited the earth and feasible they have impacted our civilizations.
RXZQ TIL of Onfime, a boy from the 13th century. The only reason we know of him were his handwriting lessons found on pieces of birch.