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TIL the US has had four presidential yachts in its history

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4GOX TIL the film ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ was considered a box office failure upon release in 1946. A clerical error placed the film in the public domain in 1974 causing many local TV networks to play the film for free, popularising it as a Christmas classic.
negyd TIL Alvin and the Chipmunks have won 5 Grammy Awards
QJXBd TIL Red hair occurs naturally in 1-2% of the human population. However, In Ireland, the percentage of population with red hair is estimated to be around 10%, making it the world’s highest concentrated population of red heads.
b94la TIL MLK, Anne Frank, and Barbara Walters we’re born in the same year.
ByQK TIL that diamonds aren’t all that rare and were manufactured into a romantic symbol by a company called Debeers in the early 1900’s. They own most of the diamond mines in the world and create their own supply and demand.