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TIL: The US bought Alaska from Russia in 1867

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D1E1p TIL the 35-yr-old owner of a boat called "Naut Guilty" was found not guilty in a boating incident. Another man was at the helm who failed to put the boat into neutral as a 19-yr-old woman swam near the boat; she lost her arm in the propeller. Both men pleaded guilty to furnishing alcohol to minors.
lbkK TIL The new age singer, Enya, boasts $169 million fortune, won’t listen to music by any other artist, and lives as a recluse in a castle with cats as her closest companions.
4Ayw TIL that a majority of Indian households boil their milk. A survey found that 59 percent of Indian mothers believe boiling increases milk’s nutritional value; in fact, boiling destroys essential vitamins, proteins, and amino acids.
p8GKA TIL British power stations are burning wood from US forests to meet renewables targets
w5a7 TIL that the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor known as “The Highest Court in the Land”