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TIL Ryan Stiles is a high school drop out

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QJADM TIL the fork was once considered immoral, unhygienic and a tool of the devil.
1ObV TIL Caterpillar, the company renowned for its heavy earth-moving equipment, built a version of Jenga using 600lb blocks.
ADlNl TIL the deadliest conflict since the Second World War was the Second Congo War (1998 - 2003) which has caused >5 million deaths. Hostilities have not ended yet today in 2018.
bYN7 TIL female pilots called “WASP’s” were employed to fly military aircraft. When faced with the ultimatum to commission these women, they were instead disbanded and told to be housewives. They were finally granted veteran status in 1977 and given the “Congressional Gold Medal” in 2009.
b6OJ9 TIL Alexander Hamilton supported the Haitian Revolution and helped shape the constitution of Haiti