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TIL Great Wall of China can't be seen from space, contrary to what most people say.

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RQxa TIL lawmakers got sick after drinking raw milk–which they drank to celebrate passing a law legalizing raw milk as safe for human consumption. Naturally, instead of seeing it for what it was (poetic justice), they refused to blame the raw milk.
Oo9Ra TIL that the U.S. icon "Uncle Sam" was based on Samuel Wilson; a meat inspector during the War of 1812.
nWeVG TIL that based on the Arctoidea family tree diagram, Red Pandas are more closely related to seals than bears
8eE1P TIL Although both the Navy and the Marine Corps are regarded as separate branches of the military, the Marine Corps is technically a part of the U.S. Navy, ever since Congress placed the Marines under the Navy in 1834.
xVa07 TIL that the word “quarantine” comes from the 40-day period, or “quaranti giorni,” that ships were required to wait outside of the port Venice, Italy during the time of the Black Death (1346-53).