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TIL that Silver Bells, White Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and other famous Christmas songs were written by Jewish songwriters

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xDm0 TIL that in 2005 a Texas man shot himself in the face after a bullet he fired at an armadillo ricocheted of the animal.
X0eBr TIL that General Mills acquired Red Lobster in 1970 when they only had 5 locations.
k0xd TIL approximately 4% of the US population is arrested every year.
DNPD TIL that Caffeine is a pain killer, and when used with other pain killers, such as Acetaminophen or NSAIDs, potentiates their effects significantly.
YpbDv TIL America's first banned book in 1637, the "New English Canaan". The author lampoons and criticizes the Puritans and compares their leadership to crustaceans because Puritans believed that Indians were wild men that needed to be suppressed (among other thing). It's been sold at auction for $60,000