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TIL That Amelia Earhart had a copilot when she disappeared, his name was Fred Noonan.

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9w5KX TIL about the bunya pine, a coniferous tree from Queensland Australia. Its pinecones can grow up to 35cm and weigh 10kg. Bunya pinecone seeds are edible, the texture and flavor resembling chestnuts and potatoes.
yrWv TIL a man robbed $1 from a bank so he could be sent to prison and receive medical care. He handed a teller a note demanding a dollar, then waited calmly on a sofa for police to arrive.
4kkAJ TIL that Donald Duck has a twin sister named Della. First mentioned back in 1937, she did not make her animation debut until 2017. She is actually the mother of Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
VM81k TIL: America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer who set forth the then revolutionary concept that the lands that Christopher Columbus sailed to in 1492 were part of a separate continent.
16g14 TIL about state adjutants general, who are the commanders of their state's military forces. They are appointed by the Governor in all states and territories that have them (the CMNI and AS doesn't), except for DC where POTUS appoints, and Vermont whose General Assembly elects for a 2-year term.