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TIL that ‘seven nation army’ is how a young Jack White used to mispronounce the Salvation Army.

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nWpA9 TIL about a Burial Tax: a local tax was in place requiring a fee to be paid for "perpetual" burial. Some bodies for which the tax was not paid were disinterred and are in a museum
4KEo TIL that a group of Indian Jews called the Bene Israel were sent back to India from Israel for not qualifying as Jews. They were not recognized as Jewish until 1964.
8eG4L TIL as of 2023, only 18 people have earned the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards) grand slam with an additional 6 completing it with honorary or special awards.
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lo49K TIL that, as children, James Garner and his two brothers were beaten by their stepmother, who Garner later attacked and choked, to prevent her from killing him in retaliation, she left the family afterwards