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TIL that to join the Civilian Conservation Corps, candidates were required to have at least six teeth.

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nWVw9 TIL: During WWI, American sauerkraut producers relabeled the product as ‘liberty cabbage’ due to concerns the public would reject a product with a German name
9wn0p TIL Bruce Willis lost two-thirds of his hearing in his left ear while filming Die Hard (1988) after he fired a gun next to his ear, that was reportedly loaded with extra-loud blanks, when he was pinned underneath a table.
698O7 TIL there’s a Criminal Defense of Necessity, where the defendant argues the crime was necessary to commit a greater harm from happening.
8e0yK TIL Hitler was almost killed by a malfunctioning V-1 bomb after it hit his headquarters where he was planning his defense against the Normandy landings.
LQ0wQ TIL: A mix between a Chihuahua and a dachshund is called a "chiweenie." Delicious name to say 😚!