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TIL that the Hitlers were early pioneers of southern Ohio, including a dentist named Dr. Gay Hitler.

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mx5OM TIL that each worker bee will do a variety of jobs in her lifetime, which lasts about 4-6 weeks during the active season. As they age, their duties become riskier, and require venturing further from the hive.
wLPZE TIL if you find an uninhabited island covered in guano you are allowed to take it for yourself in the name of the USA
R5V08 TIL GPS satellites go so fast, that they need to adjust their location calculations to account for Relativity
W7R6B TIL that Instead of toilet paper, Ancient Roman used a sponge on the end of a long stick that was shared by everyone in the community. This device was called a Tersorium. When not is use the stick stayed in a bucket of heavily salted seawater in the communial bathroom.
xWdg TIL: At a church gathering in 1870, a bishop said, “Man has invented everything that can be invented.” Someone challenged it, “I think man will learn to fly.” Bishop called it Blasphemy, “Flight is reserved for birds and angels”. That bishop was Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville.