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TIL German was the second most widely spoken language in the USA, until it was forcibly suppressed during WWI. The declaration of Independence in 1776 was even published in German first and only published in English a day later.

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l7eQr TIL that of the 50 current state governors in the United States, 1 is from the Silent Generation, 28 are Baby Boomers, 20 are Generation X, and 1 is a Millennial.
ArD4 TIL of the Caterpillar Club, which is exclusive to those who have been forced to bail from an aircraft and survived thanks to a parachute.
WkAwX An out-of-control human peptide called bradykinin could be responsible for some of the varied and sometimes deadly symptoms seen in people who have contracted the coronavirus. We already have drugs to control bradykinin, which are being tested as treatments for people with covid-19.
QRBa TIL prostitution is legal in parts of Nevada and that in 2005 brothel owners lobbied unsuccessfully to be taxed in order to increase their legitimacy.
gMkg9 TIL the Antikythera Shipwreck of the First Century BCE, discovered by Greek sponge divers, yielded artifacts including art, jewelry, a statue of Herakles, coins, but most importantly the Antikythera Mechanism, interlocking gears that computed the movements of the sun, the moon, and eclipse dates