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TIL a Milwaukee man that lives by the airport painted “Welcome to Cleveland” on his roof.

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kJXg5 TIL: The Helen Keller Archives were destroyed in the 9/11 World Trade Center Attack
JYpom TIL 88 Years ago on 1st Mar, 1932 , 20-mon old son of Charles Lindbergh (who flew the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927) was kidnapped. Even Al Capone offered his help from prison. In the aftermath of the crime (baby found dead) kidnapping was finally made a federal offense in USA
4GOX TIL the film ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ was considered a box office failure upon release in 1946. A clerical error placed the film in the public domain in 1974 causing many local TV networks to play the film for free, popularising it as a Christmas classic.
6ERnw TIL that since 1956, Paris is exclusively and reciprocally twinned only with Rome. "Only Paris is worthy of Rome; only Rome is worthy of Paris"
4k9m6 TIL that some countries accept foreigners into their armed forces.