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TIL that America donates the most per capita to charity than any other country.

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6moW TIL Mark Twain called The Book of Mormon “Chloroform in Print”
QXKd TIL 32% of American workers admit to having an “Work Spouse”, an office husband or office wife with whom they have bonds similar to that of a marriage.
epKP4 TIL that in 1950 a recording project of Kenyan songs from Kipsigis people captured songs about Chemirocha or Jimmy Rodgers the blue yodler and father of country and blues. They thought he was half man half goat.
5YAwB TIL that Sucralose (Splenda) was discovered when a scientist at a British college misheard instructions about testing a substance. Instead, he tasted it, realizing that it was highly sweet.
9YpZD TIL of the Daisey Cutter, a bomb specifically designed to create helicopter landing pads in the thick jungle forests of Vietnam. The blast would level a 300+ ft circle while leaving the ground itself relatively unaffected.