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TIL that Lucille Ball had to testify before the House Committee because she was suspected of being communist. This was during the height of McCarthyism.

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epW14 TIL that crosswalks are called zebra crossings in the U.K.
Oo8M1 TIL that according to one legend, the funeral escort of Genghis Khan killed anyone and anything that crossed their path in order to conceal where he was finally buried. After the tomb was completed, the slaves who built it were massacred, and then the soldiers who killed them were also killed.
gMmo9 TIL glitter is terrible for the environment; Most glitter products are made from plastic, which contributes to the serious problem of microplastics in our oceans. Microplastics kill marine life and also release chemicals that disrupt human and animal hormones.
4O7w TIL Costa Rica has no army, it abolished it in 1949
lK8N TIL After Tesla redesigned Edison company’s motors, he asked for 50,000 Edison promised him. Edison replied “Tesla, you don’t understand american humor”. Tesla immediately resigned