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TIL that 1 in 4 Americans are unaware that the Earth orbits the Sun

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p8Bk4 TIL that at the onset of the Korean War, the US Army was so unprepared it had to salvage tanks from WWII battlefields and even from display pedestals in Fort Knox to equip its forces.
LQd5Z TIL that wycinanki - a Slavic version of the art of papercutting - became a popular folk craft in Poland in the mid-1800s. It is said to have originated with shepherds, passing time in the fields by cutting designs out of tree bark and leather, which were then used as decorations or given as gifts.
Kn89 TIL there are more trees on earth than stars in the milky way…..with Canada, Siberia, and Scandinavia the “lungs of the planet.”
9wYKr TIL about a "remittance man," who were young British emigrants paid by their families to live outside of Britain, usually in Canada or the U.S., on the expectation that they not return home. This practice began in the 1880s and continued well into the early 20th century.
9YRPp TIL Goofy actually is a dog, not a cow