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TIL only 4% of Americans had a passport in the 1990s

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WkknA Dust storms on the surface of Mars wouldn’t be so damaging since the atmospheric density is so low (density of Martian air is only 1 percent that of Earth).
yVlXl TIL that all polar bears in Iceland are shot on sight. They are not native to the island, and dangerous because they are hungry after floating over on ice from Greenland. It is too difficult and expensive to return them home.
6EjVl TIL the Avocado fact on the front page is wrong. Wild Avocados are thriving and are naturally dispersed by bird species like the Resplendent Quetzel
WkXgo TIL that the English word for "alphabet" comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, "alpha" and "beta". The biblical phrase, "alpha and omega", meaning "beginning and end", comes from the first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet, "alpha" and "omega".
Oo5d1 TIL: During the time of the Great Depression, a banker convinced struggling families in Quincy, Florida to buy Coca-Cola shares which traded at $19. Later, the town became the single richest town per capita in the US with at least 67 millionaires.