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TIL second-hand incense smoke can be as dangerous, or worst, as cigarette smoke.

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wooaP TIL all of Oklahoma's "Unassigned Lands" were settled in one day. At high noon on April 22, 1889, approx. 50k settlers lined up, and a starting gunshot was fired. They raced chaotically to claim the lands (taken back from Indigenous tribes), and by the end of the day, nearly 2M acres were claimed
KYQ0B TIL one of the oldest families in Britain to still reside at their original seat are the Fulford family, who have lived at Great Fulford House since the reign of Richard I in 1196.
REg7 TIL the FBI maintains a list of the books American citizens check out from public libraries
6aR7 TIL Donald Duck has a sister, Della – the mother of his triplet nephews. She is currently travelling through space as an astronaut.
5VBLr TIL that Uranium is the heaviest element in nature.