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TIL a single Episcopal Church in New York City owns property and investment holdings valued at more than $10 Billion USD

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kKd7 TIL the place name Kandahar in Afghanistan loosely translates to “Alexander” as in Alexander the Great. Khandahar was one of the cities named Alexandria established during Alexander’s conquests.
b95PE TIL hippos can't actually swim. They run across the bottom of bodies of water and hop up when they need to get air.
BrgDr TIL gender can now be determined from the concentration of amino acids in a fingerprint (levels are significantly higher in the sweat of women than that of men). The testing method can be performed at the crime scene and works in a manner similar to pregnancy strips or glucose meters.
vP10r TIL of the Dew Drop Inn. It was a former New Orleans nightclub known for catering to Black audiences during the segregation era. Singers such as Ray Charles, James Brown, and Earl King once performed there. The club allowed white patrons and thus was sometimes raided for violating Jim Crow laws.
e0ePk TIL that a mass grave was found in Ireland containing the bones of 796 infants.