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TIL That Americans of Irish decent donated about three times more money towards the Irish war of independence than the people of Ireland raised through the "National Loan" program set up by the new national government to fund the rebellion.

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EgWx TIL The Catholic Church believed the first people to use Arabic Numerals were practicing magic and sentenced them to life in prison
N7WO8 TIL Gillian Lynne did so badly in school teachers thought she had a learning disorder & her mom took her to a doctor. Lynne began dancing to his radio; the doctor said: She’s not disordered, she’s a dancer; put her in dance school. Lynne became a world-renowned dancer & music theater choreographer.
7agO TIL women can use PMS as a defense in the court
DJbJ TIL in preparation for his role in Fury(2014) Shia LaBeouf joined the US National Guard, got a tattoo that says “Surrender to Jesus”, pulled a tooth out, cut his own face, didn’t bathe for 4 months and spent days watching horses die.
X04J6 TIL The average life span of a pet cat has risen from seven years in the early 1980s to fifteen years as of 2021.