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TIL that Popeye the sailor man was based on a real guy from Illinois.

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W7r7B TIL that some Victorians embraced the dangerous "tapeworm diet," swallowing tapeworm eggs in hopes the parasites would absorb food in the intestines, aiding weight loss. Tapeworms can live over 20 years, grow as long as 80 feet, and cause severe health issues.
OoWWX TIL that an Indian bride walked out of the wedding after the groom failed to solve 15+6.
WXZ8 TIL, After bombing of Hiroshima some people moved to Nagasaki, 165 of these survived both the atomic bombings
rNyQy TIL that in 1860 the original 13th amendment to the Constitution was intended to preserve slavery in the states that already had it. Known as the Corwin Amendment, it was an attempt to forestall secession. It was passed by Congress, but ratification by states was suspended when the Civil War began.
a814M TIL Employees working for movie theaters in the US are exempted from federal law requiring overtime pay. The clause within the 'Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938' establishing "exemption for any employee employed by an establishment which is a motion picture theater" still remains in place today.