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TIL that Manly, NSW, Australia, was named after the local indigenous people who the governor thought were very…. Manly

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yQMZJ TIL in the 1970s, AMC released a special edition Levi's denim-branded Gremlin, with a faux-denim interior and copper rivets instead of seat buttons
6b87 TIL British and American commanders ensured that the liberation of Paris on 25 August 1944 was seen as a “whites only” victory. They insisted that all black soldiers be taken out and replaced by white ones from other units.
l5xr TIL, PETA kills 90% of the animals dropped off at their shelters.
VMN0p TIL that Tim Burton made a tribute short stop-motion film for my distant ancestor Vincent Price, who also narrated it.
j0Pn TIL that a person will die from lack of sleep sooner than they will from starvation, which usually takes a few weeks. Sleep is more important than food.