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TIL that Fidel Castro has a sister, Juanita Castro, who lived most of her life in the USA after defecting from Castro's Cuba in 1964. She's now 88.

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b9KN4 TIL that Native American Powwows were first danced in the 1880s, which means they were started after Colombian colonization in the 1400s.
JY8j1 TIL Viruses kill about 25-30% of the living material in the oceans every day. When they infect and kill organisms, nutrients such as carbon and phosphorous are released into the ocean. This keeps microbes and phytoplankton thriving. If you take the viruses out of seawater, photosynthesis stops
OGo14 TIL: Beauty Parlour Stroke Syndrome is an extremely rare phenomenon that describes a stroke caused by having your hair washed over a basin at a salon. It is thought to be the result of reduced blood flow to the brain caused by sustained distortion of the neck during the washing process.
dDxRE TIL that America's top flying ace in WWII, who shot down 40 Japanese aircraft and won the Medal of Honor--was named "Dick Bong"
9YlXX TIL of a 240 year old robot boy called "The Writer" - ancestor to the computer and can be "programmed" to write 40 character sentences