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TIL that fist-bumping was made popular in the Vietnam War by black soldiers as a modified form of the black power salute.

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b66aN TIL about "Old Tjikko" one of the world's oldest tree-organisms, estimated to be well over 9500 years old.
9wd0r TIL that the average person spends over 11 hours a day looking at screens. This is a significant increase from just a few years ago, and it is having a negative impact on our health and well-being.
mxL6Y TIL McDonalds is the biggest toy distributor in the world
NXGW1 TIL in 1948, 76 Beavers in Idaho were airlifted by parachutes to relocate them in a government program called "Beaver Drop", due to complaints of public nuisance - despite their dams contributing to multiple natural benefits. The estimated value of a beaver's work was $300 ($5800 in 2021).
ZA94 TIL there is a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, etc found in unclaimed baggage at airports