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TIL the New Year's Eve kiss can date its origin back to New York in 1863

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8aL54 TIL that working dogs in the United States military always outrank their human handler.
xVXNw TIL American politician and former vice president Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) argued against the idea of a standing army, comparing it to a standing penis: "An excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure."
10BO TIL most predators have eyes facing forward while most prey have eyes on the sides of their head
xJjB TIL a student was arrested for stripping down to his underwear in Richmond International Airport revealing the Fourth Amendment written on his chest. Charges against him have been dropped and law enforcement officers are now required to take a two-hour class on the First and Fourth amendments.
DvYe TIL Alfred Hitchcock directed a remake of one of his own movies, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 and 1956). Both of which have 89% and 91%, respectively on Rotten Tomatoes.