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TIL bathing was common in the Middle Ages and people understood the importance of being clean.

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ADVNo TIL July 28, 1915 the US invaded and occupied Haiti. They moved the financial reserves to the United States and then rewrote Haiti’s Constitution to give foreigners land-owning rights.
neLa7 TIL the BBC created a Radio Soap Opera during WWII specifically for the American market. It was propaganda designed to get the USA to end its neutrality. One of the aims of the show was to appeal to those with a 'limited mentality'. It ended up being a popular radio show in the US.
GYJNG TIL of the 'Voyager Golden Records' - phonograph records attached to both Voyager spacecraft. The records contain sounds and images e.g. waves breaking, chosen to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and are intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form who may find them.
5Y0EP TIL Big Chungas was made in 1941 so ther is small chancr Hilter saw it
nOWr TIL that the town of Marble Bar, Australia. Holds the world record of most consecutive days of 100 °F (37.8 °C) or above.