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TIL: Over 35,000 Americans fought for Canada in WWI. There is a monument in Arlington Cemetery dedicated to their fallen.

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P1n9e TIL the oldest known work of art is a seashell believed to have been carved by a Homo erectus between 540,000 and 430,000 years ago. Its extreme age suggests higher human traits evolved earlier than previously thought.
MK4A TIL that there will be a full moon on this coming Friday the 13th. There won’t be another Friday the 13th with a full moon until 2049.
nWw7o TIL The University of Alabama is the number one employer in the state of Alabama. In 2023 they received $413 million in grants from the NIH alone.
1aZQd TIL Doctors have to warn women not to put glitter in their vaginas.
DYEv TIL of SHIRO ISHII. As head of Japan’s Unit 731, Dr. Ishii was responsible for gruesome experiments performed on prisoners of war. The US granted Dr. Ishii immunity from prosecution in exchange for his germ warfare experiments. He continued in his research until 1959.