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J4ZV TIL the first recorded use of the word “crunk” was by Dr. Seuss in 1972
v1pBD TIL, Indiana once offered a bacon-scented scratch-off lottery ticket. One of the prizes was $250 of bacon for 20 years.
5n7p TIL that in 1976, North Korean soldiers murdered two American officers who were trying to trim a tree in the DMZ. The U.S. responded by sending a 813-man task force to cut the tree down.
Rx19 TIL 87 year old Leo Thalassites is the oldest living policeman in America. He served in all 5 branches of the U.S military, received 3 purple hearts, competed in the Olympic games, and blames modern-day overweight cops who “are quick to pull a gun because they can’t use their fists.”
kOQO4 TIL the iconic 11-pointed maple leaf on the Canadian Flag has no historical significance. It was selected because it performed best in high-speed wind tunnel testing.