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TIL, in 1947, the FBI considered “It’s A Wonderful Life” to be Communist propaganda

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Me6oA TIL that not all people have an inner dialogue/monologue .
16xNW TIL that Sting and Stewart Copeland physically came to blows during the recording of Every Breath You Take
VMaK4 Today I learned about Polish Haitians who date back to 1802 when they fought along side Haitian slaves during the Haitian Revolution which helped establish the world's first free black Republic. The Poles acquired Haitian citizenship for their support in overthrowing the French colonialists.
oB4lo TIL To try to combat mosquito outbreaks, Disney World monitors coops of “sentinel chickens” that are stationed around the park. If a mosquito-borne virus shows up in the chickens’ blood, Disney doubles down on its bug-slaying efforts in the area.
W76eB TIL that Viagra increases ability to learn and remember, and lowers risk of stroke...