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TIL Before the 1930s, the US 45th Infantry division's symbol was a red square with a yellow Hooked Cross, a tribute to the large Native American population in the southwestern United States.

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R0Z7 TIL that the United States is one of only three countries (along with Somalia and South Sudan) that have not ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
pYNMb TIL about the 200th Coast Artillery, a New Mexico National Guard unit during World War II. Of the unit's 1,816 men, 829 died during the Philippines Campaign of 1941-1942, the subsequent Bataan Death March, or because of the effects of their captivity
X9wD TIL that the highest paid athlete of all time is actually an ancient Roman charioteer named Gaius Appuleius Diocles, who earned the equivalent of $15 billion before his retirement.
KOwdG TIL: Moon Rock Given to Holland by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin tested to be Petrified Wood
Eg60V TIL that Japan has a lower obesity rate than Ethiopia.