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TIL since 2023 there are more births in the US among women 40 and older than there are to teenage girls

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Ng88 TIL that Rob Riggle was an active marine until he retired today
V5m TIL there is a conspiracy theory that Egyptian treasures and tunnels were found in the Grand Canyon in 1909 and subsequently covered up by the Smithsonian. The area in question has numerous Egyptian landmark names and is currently off-limits to all hikers.
BrNDK TIL clocks run from left to right because in the Northern hemisphere that's how sundials cast shadows (bonus: in an attempt to recover their cultural identity, Bolivians installed an anti-clockwise clock in their Congress building)
XEA7Q TIL Sir Anthony Hopkins once memorised an entire seven-page courtroom speech and delivered it in one go in the movie Amistad. Because of this, Steven Spielberg insisted on addressing him as Sir Anthony, instead of Tony, out of respect.
j5La TIL that the US military recruits more people per capita from the Federated States of Micronesia than from any US state.