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TIL that King James I of England (who commissioned the King James Bible) was probably gay and had at least three homosexual romantic relationships during his life

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W77MA TIL 94 US WWII Servicemen executed by the US Military are buried in "Plot E" of the Oise Aisne American Cemetery in France, a section designated for “the dishonored dead". Hedges hide it from view, no US flag is permitted to fly over it, the graves lack headstones and it is not publicly accessible.
N7Zd8 TIL Crickets can chew through fiberglass window screens.
B6Ed TIL that the deepest hole ever drilled by humans is only about 7.5 miles deep. (The Earth is approximately 7,900 miles in diameter)
6EV8Z TIL Scientists accidentally discovered that grazing animals prevent grasslands from becoming desert after they killed thousands of elephants to try and conserve remaining grasslands, yet it actually made desertification worse. When they increased the number of grazing animals it restored the land.
MRE8 TIL that 96% of Americans view Canada favorably, while 64% of Canadians view America negatively.