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TIL that Barbed Wire was used as Telephone Line in rural America in the 19th Century

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GAvyG TIL The US Army has 50 commissioned ships
0dABL TIL during the filming of the music video for Michael Jackson’s "Thriller", many famous entertainment figures visited the set. This included Marlon Brando, Fred Astaire, Rock Hudson and Jackie Kennedy Onassis.
6E8JY TIL every state in the U.S. will collect checks and bank accounts as well as safety deposit boxes that you have not used for multiple years and hold onto that money for you. Its called escheat and you can go online and see if you have any money the state is holding on to for you.
yVKK8 TIL, a 9-year-old girl died suffering from a severe lice infestation that was so bad she was unable to walk without falling or hold things without dropping them. The little girl would die from anemia.
OGE4g TIL that fighting off bad spirits is serious business in Romania, and they do it in the coolest way possible—with a bear dance! You guys... every December, people in Comănești wear intricate bear costumes and perform traditional dances to banish evil spirits and welcome in the new year!