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TIL when the Supreme Court ruled against the Indian Removal Act, President Andrew Jackson ignored their decision and took Indian lands anyway.

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OoV97 TIL The Russian island of Big Diomede and the U.S. island of Little Diomede located in the Bering Strait are separated by the International Date Line, making Big Diomede 21 hours ahead of Little Diomede even though they are separated by about 2.4 miles (3.8 km)
YpNDr TIL Dandelion plants originated in Europe/Asia, and were only brought to North America by 17th-Century colonists. The plants nutritional value, along with its rugged nature, made it an efficient resource for the settlers.
QNENd TIL There is a controversial theory that the Phoenicians discovered the Americas over 1000 years before Leif Erikson in 1st millennium BC
LxdP TIL the sign language for Hitler is making a moustache with two fingers and raising your right hand.
o8MK TIL that beer hops contain “Hop Beta Acids” that research has shown to kill varroa mites, a parasite killing off honey bee colonies, without any affect on bees. The research has been so promising that the EPA has approved its use without further testing, due to the long history of hops in brewing.