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TIL that the Philippines was under American rule. Spain ceded the Philippines to America for $20 million.

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mxAWy TIL a study of newly-wed couples found that women are happier with ugly men, including improved committment and better sexual performance.
m1NER TIL of the longest tail-back in history — cars moved at 2 miles per day
NRB6 TIL of the Bodo League Massacre, where 100,000 + suspected communists were killed by the South Korean government in 1950. US, Australian, and British officials witnessed and photographed the political genocide.
RRB4 TIL the modern Internet was born on January 1, 1983, making today its 30th cake day!
K4RG TIL that Army officer Hugh Thompson prevented the deaths of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians including women and children, by a group of American soldiers. Thompson, an Army helicopter pilot, landed between the soldiers and the villagers and threatened to open fire if they continued their attacks