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TIL: Designed by Benjamin Franklin, the first official American Cent was inscribed with the words “Mind Your Business”

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MeyAm TIL - A symbiotic fungus can turn regular pine trees into carnivorous plants that consume up to 90% of soil-dwelling insects the fungus-infected roots can reach for their nitrogen, which the trees use for growth
d01E TIL in 1990, a 15-yo Kuwaiti girl testified to US Congress that Kuwaiti babies were being taken out of their incubators by Iraqi soldiers and left to die. It was later revealed that she was the daughter of a US ambassador & that her testimony was part of a PR campaign to sell the war to the public.
JN7Q TIL that 8.2% of Norwegians eat tacos every single Friday
GY8NE TIL in 1988, musician Philly Lutaaya became the first prominent Ugandan to openly declare he was HIV positive. Many received his declaration with skepticism, the press claiming it was just a publicity stunt to promote sales of his records. He is now considered a national hero for his AIDS activism.
awvXy TIL About Kennewick Man, a 9000 year old skeleton found in Washington that sparked a 9 year legal battle between the Army Corps of Engineers, scientists and Native American Tribes who claimed ownership of the remains.