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TIL that 1835 was the last year that America was debt free.

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GYgmJ TIL that Marjory Stoneman Douglas fought against efforts to drain the FL Everglades and reclaim land for development when she was 79 years old. Her tireless efforts earned her several variations of the nickname "Grande Dame of the Everglades.” She also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
1nYV TIL English verbs used to have a “frequentative” form, which gave us words like “batter” from “bat”, “dazzle” from “daze”, and “trample” from “tramp”
a56J TIL that it is a very common misconception that the poinsettia is poisonous. The rumor started when a 3yo’s death was falsely blamed on poinsettia, and it has been passed on that poinsettias are poisonous for about 100 years.
rR4RM TIL in 2009, A man was unable to cash a check at a Bank of America branch in Tampa, Florida, because he could not provide a thumbprint. The man has two prosthetic arms. The bank later issued an apology
9YoOm TIL NASA was so clueless about the workings of a woman's body, in 1983 they tried to send the first female astronaut, Sally Ride, to space with 100 tampons, asking if that would be enough. She was to be in orbit for 14 days.