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M8nA TIL in 1953, following athlete Jim Thorpe’s death, his widow was upset that his native Oklahoma would not memorialize him. Hearing of two random towns in Pennsylvania that were desperate for money, she convinced them to merge and name the new town Jim Thorpe, PA, which it’s still called to this day.
Br0Jr TIL that the Anthropologist Ursula G. Bower (aka "Jungle Queen") led the Naga Headhunters into battle against the Imperial Japanese Army during WW2. Her weapons of choice were twin 9mm Sten SMGs. She was so effective, that the Japanese put a bounty on her. Nobody collected.
O97 TIL that severly overweight passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight must buy multiple tickets if their body mass extends over the armrests
Kr16 TIL that English is Louis C.K.’s second language. He was raised in Mexico and exclusively spoke Spanish until age seven.
PYlnJ TIL The word "vanilla" has a root going back to Latin word "vagina," meaning "sheath," which describes the shape of vanilla pods.