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TIL that Mr. Rogers was bisexual, quoted as saying, regarding sexuality on a 1-10 scale, “Well, you know, I must be right smack in the middle. Because I have found women attractive, and I have found men attractive.”

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VBn1p TIL Irish-American dancer and Michael Flatley's shows have grossed over a $1 Billion. He was forced to retire in '16 due to an irreparably damaged spine, injured left knee, a torn right calf, two ruptured Achilles tendons, a fractured rib, and a recurring broken bone in his foot.
DywV TIL that ancient egyptians once lost a battle because the enemy used cats against them. Egyptians, believing cats to be sacred, refused to hurt the animals.
1nZP TIL in World War II the United States air-dropped thousands of leaflets over 35 Japanese cities, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which warned citizens that “some or all of the cities … will be destroyed by American bombs” and to “evacuate the cities named and save your lives.”
ANGrw TIL the night before he drove in the Italian Grand Prix of 1961, Wolfgang von Trips, speaking about mortality, told a journalist “It could happen tomorrow. That’s the thing about this business, you never know.” In the race the next day, he died in an accident that also killed 15 spectators.
QJv09 TIL over 85% of new cars and over 50% of used cars in the USA are financed, not paid for in a lump sum.