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TIL that Fernando Amorsolo was the first national artist of the Philippines and that one of his most well known works is the label for San Miguel gin.

by whatilearned July 5, 2022, 10:52 pm

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TIL: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln Both Wrestled; Both Are in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

by whatilearned July 4, 2022, 2:28 pm

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TIL that there is a power station in Greenwich which formerly powered London’s trams and is now the central emergency power supply for London Underground, in case of loss of power from the National Grid

by whatilearned July 3, 2022, 11:23 pm

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TIL that the UK Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a charity operated by volunteers who risk their lives, and that receives no Govt funding, had running costs of £139M in 2020.

by whatilearned July 1, 2022, 7:20 pm

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TIL: The USA Declared the Marianas trench a National monument

by whatilearned June 28, 2022, 4:41 am

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TIL that on June 24, 1922, the American Professional Football Association changes its name to the National Football League. One of the NFL teams was the Oorang Indians of LaRue, Ohio, an all-Indian team to be coached by Jim Thorpe

by whatilearned June 25, 2022, 3:26 pm

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TIL that elephants can become delinquents without a father figure: a group of teenage male elephants who grew up without one killed over 50 rhinos in a South African national park before older males were introduced.

by whatilearned June 19, 2022, 2:06 pm

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TIL that the Tango is so popular in Finland it’s practically the national dance

by whatilearned June 18, 2022, 3:19 pm

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TIL the national sport in Anguilla is boat racing. This passion stemmed from the early 1900s where Anguillans sought employment on neighboring islands. The voyages home would turn into competitions of speed. (Reposted due to typo in title)

by whatilearned June 17, 2022, 8:20 pm

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TIL: Back in 1910, Citibank took over the national bank of Haiti, which besides being the sole commercial bank also served as the Haitian treasury and then in 1915 after both withholding Haitian funds and paying rebels to destabilize the country, the bank pressured the US Government to occupy Haiti

by whatilearned June 17, 2022, 4:02 am

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TIL Angels Landing is a 1,488 ft tall rock formation in Zion National Park in Utah. It is an unique fin-like mountain formation that juts out to the center of the main canyon. A trail cut into solid rock in 1926 leads to the top of Angels Landing and provides panoramic view of Zion Canyon.

by whatilearned June 17, 2022, 3:12 am

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TIL: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is becoming 988 on July 16

by whatilearned June 16, 2022, 1:42 pm

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