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TIL that according to the 1995 census, the majority of American Indians prefer the term “Indian” over “Native American” in referring to them.

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j94j TIL instead of diapers, Chinese kids wear special pants that allow them to defecate anywhere and everywhere…
690W8 TIL that Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana defected to the US in the 1960s and was, for a time, involved in a cult headed by Frank Lloyd Wright's widow.
ZXxo TIL Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates
R54Y4 TIL of prank made by a Winnipeg radio DJ in 1995 where a select group of people had won a trip to see the Superbowl in Miami. No, not Miami, Florida where the game was actually held, but in Miami, Manitoba
4Xa65 TIL In 2012, a Polish woman set the record for labor duration. Joanna Krzysztonek was in labor for 75 days straight. At the insistence of her doctors, she had her feet above her head for part of that time.