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TIL malaria was common in the United States until it was eradicated in 1951

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wGVY TIL that besides gold, Fort Knox has also held, among other things, the US Constitution, part of the Hungarian Crown Jewels, and reserves of morphine and opium.
wL76W TIL the origin of "What's your 5 year plan" (ironically) It is The question often asked during interviews at large corporations. Thanks Stalin!
6nOm TIL That certain solid materials like Quartz Crystals will create electricity when mechanical energy is applied (i.e. you squeeze them).
bjEN TIL Disney animators supposedly slipped a single frame of a naked woman into a film to see if Walt could catch it. There are many variations, but one states that Walt continued watching, and when it finished, asked, “Whose idea was it to add the naked woman?” and fired all those responsible.
D19Y TIL the term “white trash” was invented by blacks as a racial epithet against whites too poor to own slaves.