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Til The Amish population in the USA is not only steadily increasing over time but also migrating to states they previously did not inhabit

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aNYy TIL Cash Cab actually pre-screened all of its players and the huge wads of cash wielded by host Ben Bailey were not actually given to the players at the end of the program.
N769P TIL The WW2 Luftwaffe Dormier Do 17 bomber had a flamethrower installed in the rear. Due to insufficient oxygen mix, it never worked, and only shot oil.
jNdNa TIL the term "plastic surgery" was coined in 1839, 70 years before plastic was even invented. It comes from the Greek word "plastikē" which means "sculpting" and has nothing to do with plastic.
lolLA TIL Domino’s discontinued using the Noid as their mascot because a mentally ill man named Kenneth Lamar Noid thought the ads were a personal attack on him. In retaliation, he took two Domino’s employees hostage, demanded $100,000, a special-made pizza, and a salad. He later killed himself in 1995.
BG0b TIL Mark Whalberg served 45 days for attempted murder after beating a middle-aged Vietnamese man unconscious while calling him “Vietnamese f*king sht”