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TIL Noah Webster(the same Webster of Webster’s Dictionary) decided American’s should be independent, so he changed the spelling of many words from their English counterparts.

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grA58 TIL there were 3 fatal mountain lion attacks in cali between 1994 and 2004
Yp68G TIL The aluminum can industry saves 90 million kg a year by making the top 6mm smaller.
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