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TIL that the aluminium based Airstream was the only travel trailer builder in America to survive the Great Depression.

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QJGWa TIL Half of the men in the famous photo "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" were dead less than a week after the photo was taken.
g6LA TIL Victorian women’s underwear was crotchless, which is why can-can dancing was so interesting.
5YWYB TIL that the makeup of one's gut microbiota may contribute to obesity by increasing the amount of nutrients available for absorption in the intestines
JNoB TIL that sleeping supine (on your back) is likely to cause nightmares due to a higher possibility to sleep apnea and because all your vital organs are exposed, making you feel vulnerable,
6M6J TIL nearly one in three people in the Arab world is illiterate, including nearly half of all women in the region