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TIL Velcro hates it when you use "Velcro" as an actual word.
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TIL about the longest Filibuster in American History - A 24 hour speech by Sen. Storm Thurmond with the intention of stalling the passing of the civil rights act of 1957. He successfully spoke from 8:54pm to 9:12pm the next day, but the bill was still passed.
BoQy
TIL that many of the largest charities in America are giant money making scams
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TIL Joseph Christmas, the first white American to explore the Grand Canyon, thought it worthless to visitors, writing, "The region is valueless. After entering there is nothing to do but leave. Ours has been the first and will doubtless be the last party of whites to visit this profitless locality."
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TIL The Indian Army during World War II began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200,000 men.By the end of the war, it had become the largest volunteer army in history, rising to over 2.5 million men in August 1945
E4ao
TIL Bruce Spence was the only actor to appear in all three final films of three major trilogies: the Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, and Star Wars.