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TIL when the POTUS is flying on a civil aircraft, rather than a military aircraft, it's callsign is designated Executive One
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TIL that 12 year old girl Katelyn Thornley sneezed 12,000 times a day
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TIL In 16th-century France, a man named Martin Guerre left his village. During his absence, an impostor assumed his identity, lived with his wife and child for three years, and was only exposed when the real Martin Guerre returned, leading to the impostor’s execution.
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TIL How a Canadian Ordained Rabbi Ended Up Owning the World's Most Famous Porn Company
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TIL that the Siau Island Tarsier survives on just one tiny island in Indonesia, with an estimated 1,358-12,470 individuals left. Their numbers are dropping fast due to habitat loss, hunting, and even an active volcano making them one of the most threatened primates in Southeast Asia.
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TIL the 2017 womens march was the largest single-day protest in US history
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TIL that on the 26th of October 1944, WASP member Gertrude Tompkins Silver disappeared while transporting a P51-D Mustang from Los Angeles, CA to Palm Springs, CA. The plane and/or Silver were never found. Silver is the only known WASP member to go missing during a World War II flight.
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TIL that despite its name, Singapore-style noodles have nothing to do with Singapore and it is virtually unknown in Singapore. It was created by chefs in Hong Kong who were looking for ways to use curry powder.
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TIL that the United States still operates its last official “mule mail” route, where mail is delivered by pack mules to the remote village of Supai in the Grand Canyon the only place in the country where mail is carried in and out by animals every day
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TIL that Andy Warhol's nephew James Warhola is also a successful artist who did artwork for Mad Magazine, the Garbage Pail Kids cards and numerous science fiction book covers.
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TIL that Mike Tyson used a fake penis to pass drug tests
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TIL that Pluto is legally considered a planet in the state of Illinois