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TIL During the battle of 5 de mayo most of the people of Puebla supported The French for the Restoration of the Mexican Empire

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Oo5DY TIL that unnatural hair colors, including blue and purple, were briefly popular around 1913-14, but fell out of fashion when WWI broke out
LGgr TIL A man being arrested on the show “COPS” for prostitution charges threatened suing the show if his Chihuahua’s face wasn’t blurred. The man claimed he did not sign a release for the dog who is an actor with an agent.
5EZP TIL Orange and Brown are essentially the same color, only differing in brightness.
WxaY TIL Cliff Young, 61 year old Australian farmer took part in world’s toughest ultramarathon (875km from Sydney to Melbourne). He won by almost 2 days, because unlike other runners he didn’t stop to sleep.
m15bp TIL sine and cosine waves are actually a spiral in 3D. The 2D version is just a side view of the spiral.