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TIL that 97% of the United States is rural.

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6oXQ TIL Ching Shih was a prostitute, captured by pirates. She then became a pirate herself, commanding a fleet of hundreds of ships and at least 20,000 pirates. She never lost a battle against the Chinese, British, and Portuguese navies before retiring rich after being pardoned.
GAYmg TIL former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was dressed every morning — including underwear — by his personal valet, John Moaney.
worn1 TIL the first female detective in the US, Kate Warne, foiled at assassination attempt against President Lincoln when she was 23
g5kb TIL a woman by the name of Lydia Fairchild took a DNA test that showed that the biological mother of her own children was her twin sister that did not exist. Further testing showed she was a chimera: a person who absorbs their twin in the womb and has two sets of DNA.
Wkn8Y TIL that in South Dakota people are allowed to pull over and shoot animals from the roadside, even if they have to aim over the road itself.