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TIL “Millions Of Cats” by Wanda Gág Is the oldest american picture book still in print.

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VBnO4 TIL in early 19th century Spanish overseas expansion and Russian expansion moving south by land from Alaska, met in California. Fort Ross was the southernmost Russian settlement, located in modern day Sonoma County
9YNZX TIL In an effort to reduce the high number of suicides on South Korea’s Mapo Bridge, it was unofficially renamed the Bridge of Life. It was decorated with positive affirmations and even sympathetic sculptures. Suicides increased sixfold the following year.
NXkE8 TIL Korn band made an appearance in the Monk show (I love both, btw)
RQva TIL “the Rapture” is not in the Bible at all, it was invented in the 1600s by Cotton Mather. The term in the Bible mistranslated to "rapture” comes from the Greek ἁρπάζω (harpazo) which means “caught up” and refers to ONLY Philip
5NJP TIL that for filming of 28 Days Later, rather than film in a studio or use CGI, shots of abandoned streets of London were filmed just after dawn on location.