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TIL the movie (and song) “9 to 5” was inspired by an actual women’s labor movement called 9 to 5 that started in Boston in the 1970s

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Oodr7 TIL about Mitchell Herndon, a teen with a disease so rare it didn't have a name. Being only one of two people ever, they diagnosed it through the help of fruit flies. When he passed away, they opted to name it "Mitchell Disease"
dyRK TIL Fall Colors Are Different in U.S. and Europe
BB7x TIL There are 8,400 attack helicopters in the world. The US owns 6,400 of them. Also, the US has 10 aircraft carriers. The rest of the world also has 10….combined.
YpnMP TIL that Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna lost the state of Texas that he previously captured because he took a siesta and forgot to post guards in the face of the American enemy.
6EXjZ TIL that during the annual Aztec festival of Xipe Totec, human captives had their hearts cut out, following which they were completely skinned. Priests then wore their skins for a period of 20 days.