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TIL the longest wedding veil was over 63 football fields long, with by maria paraskeva, from cyprus in 2018

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OomBY TIL charm bracelets had an increase in popularity in the U.S during and after WWII. Soldiers found that they could easily buy and send small charms home to their partners. The charms helped their wives and girlfriends feel connected to them still.
dDvVd TIL that Milk Duds were originally supposed to be round, but making them perfectly round was too hard, so the pieces became known as "duds", and the name stuck.
Zp4Bp TIL stuffed crust pizza was invented in 1995
loeR5 TIL that in 1958, Chairman Mao ordered the killing of all sparrows since they threatened crops. It backfired, since the near-extinction of the sparrows lead to more bugs eating crops. This resulted in the deaths of forty-five million people.
LQknd TIL "Forty" is the only number with its letters in alphabetical order whereas "One" is the only number with its letters in reverse alphabetical order.