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TIL there was a ban on sliced bread in the US in 1943.

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5Vrkk TIL in the song 76 Trombones from The Music Man, the significance of the number of instruments is the number of identical instruments it takes to double the decibel output of one.
VZeG TIL that the Statue of Libertys torch was replaced in 1986 and is made of copper plated with gold, which is why it doesn’t oxidize like the rest of her.
lNJr TIL North Korean newlyweds, immediately after their wedding, go to the nearest statue of Kim Il-sung to lay flowers at his feet
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