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TIL that the United States Pentagon is protected by a civilian force instead of a military force

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mjLp TIL that after receiving 13 liters of blood at age 13, a man named James Harrison pledged to donate blood once he turned 18. It was discovered that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus disease. He has donated blood a record 1,000 times and saved 2,000,000 lives.
QJ6dE TIL in Japan, you can hire a handsome man to watch sappy movies with you and wipe away your tears. The company, "Ikemeso Danshi," (Handsome Weeping Boys) was born out of the idea that crying can be therapeutic and showing off your vulnerability can make you work better as a team.
yVPeJ TIL the band Slayer's album God Hates Us All was released on September 11, 2001, and school children subsequently got in trouble for wearing some promotional T-shirts that read “GOD HATES US ALL: 9-11-01.”
D1V4v TIL of the Isdal Woman, who was found dead in Isdalen, Norway 1970. An autopsy revealed she had been poisoned with phenobarbital and carbon monoxide. Her death remains a mystery
lmga TIL a woman was elected to the US house of representatives in 1916, four years before women won the right to vote nationwide