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TIL you are likely descended from royalty, but that doesn’t make you special. Everyone of European descent alive today can claim ancestry from medieval kings and queens based on statistical analysis of their ancestry

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obVK TIL that there is a high school in Philadelphia that is allowed to confer degrees as well as high school diplomas. Some graduates are granted a Bachelor of Arts at graduation.
m18rM TIL golf courses typically change the location of the hole in the green multiple times per week, to vary play for frequent golfers, and that difficult locations are avoided to keep the pace of play regular
7lVb TIL A man once sued Pepsi after trying to buy a Harrier fighter jet with Pepsi Points
j66Za TIL the word "salad" comes from Latin "herba salata" ("salted herb") because vegetables were seasoned with brine or salty oil-and-vinegar dressings during Roman times.
LOBr TIL Aphids are born pregnant.