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TIL that the Crying Indian from the Keep America Beautiful ads in the early 1970s was an Italian American.

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oRgrr TIL Spiders can fly using electricity in the air (a process called ballooning). They can release silk threads that catch an electric field, which then interacts with the Earth's electric field, providing lift and propulsion. This allows them to travel long distances, even across oceans.
v1PGR TIL that there is a genetic basis for sneezing when you are exposed to sunlight
xVgP5 TIL There's a company in England that makes ice cream from breast milk.
1yA4 TIL One in four soldiers during WW2 admitted to pooping themselves during combat.
PYQme TIL Pierre Joubert (1701-1814), age 113, was believed to have been the oldest person who ever lived. It was later discovered Pierre died in 1766 at age 65 and his son by the same name died in 1814, causing the confusion