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TIL that a group of embittered singles reserved all the odd-numbered seats at a cinema's primetime screening on Valentine's Day so that couples would be forced to sit apart

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WkloY TIL about RUSA FM. The only officially syndicated Russian radio station in the United States. It broadcasts in Greater New York, Greater Philadelphia and Greater Miami, and plays Russian music hosted by Russian DJs
eBZL TIL Kim-Jong-Un’s older brother, Kim-Jong-Nam, faked a passport to get into Tokyo Disneyland.
N7r1M TIL When his eight years as President of the United States ended on January 20, 1953, private citizen Harry Truman took the train home to Independence, Missouri, mingling with other passengers along the way. He had no secret service protection. His only income was an Army pension.
yQnNv TIL of the tradition of the Missing Man (a.k.a Fallen Comrade Table) which is used to honor fallen, missing or imprisoned military service members
PWLe TIL that the average net worth for an African American family is $4,955…less than the average family has in India.