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TIL that the original 82nd Airborne Division of WWI was nicknamed the "All-American" Division because at least one of all its soldiers were from one of the then recognized 48 states of the country

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rR58e TIL Unit 731 was a secret Japanese Research site in occupied China during WWII. They used thousands of Prisoners as guinea pigs in horrific experiments to breed and develop biological and chemical weapons. After the war, the US overlooked these atrocities in exchange for their records and results
wL0BW TIL The song "Treat Your Mother Right" performed by Mr. T was written by Ice-T who wrote all the rap vocals on the "Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!" video.
a8VMo TIL that IKEA once ran an ad that doubled as a pregnancy test
YZKG TIL In the song ‘The Sounds of Silence’ by Simon and Garfunkle, the lyric 'Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again’ was created from Paul Simon often playing guitar in the bathroom with the lights off and faucet running.
EoRw TIL that France is the only country where hamburger sales do not supersede that of other sandwiches, with ham and butter sandwiches (Parisien) being the most popular alternative