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TIL: Of the ~16 million Americans who served during WWII, there are around 119,550 who are still remaining

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GnLG TIL Abraham Lincoln supported colonizing blacks in South America, or sending them back to Africa.
PK9L TIL only three humans have ever died outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. All three from the same mission.
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