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TIL in 1940 only about a quarter of Americans who were 25 or older had completed high school education.

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gMJD7 TIL on every 4th of November Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor which commemorates the day Sikh leader Guru Hargobind was released from Gwalior Fort by Emperor Jahangir and was able to secure the release of 52 Hindu kings, symbolizing the Sikh value of standing up against persecution, regardless of faith.
4PQg TIL that retinal, a photorector molecule in your eye, has to leave the eye and be recycled through the liver once it has been exposed to light.
xVLe0 TIL that Jonathan Freeman, the original voice actor for Jafar in Aladdin, also plays Jafar in the Broadway version of Aladdin. That makes him the only actor in the Disney broadway shows to play the animated and real life version of a Disney character.
4XAQX TIL a Korean Canadian rapper based in Seoul recieved death threats and harassment from a group of over 100,000 netizens who refused to believe he completed an undergrad and masters at stanford in 4 years despite proof. This resulted in the groups American-based leader being criminally charged.
nW8rG TIL The Pastry War is the real name of a war fought between France and Mexico, triggered by the alleged damage of a French pastry shop in Mexico