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TIL: There are 50,000 undocumented Irish in US

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mrMM TIL that a freelance photographer for the NY post took a photo of a man climbing out of the way of a subway train, rather than helping him. The picture ran the next day front page with the title “DOOMED!” His excuse was that he was trying to warn the driver with his camera’s flash.
4X4xg TIL Ancient Greek and Roman statues weren't originally just white marble. They were painted with bright, vivid colors which simply faded away over the centuries.
QJBlE TIL Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams' reentered Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart in 2018 on the strength of a tweet featuring the song playing over a video of the Alcorn State University dance line
DwQv TIL Monowi, Nebraska has a population of 1. The mayor pays herself taxes and grants herself a liquor license.
eJ0D TIL Marlon Brando’s final acting job was voicing Don Corleone in The Godfather video game released in 2006. His recordings were eventually cut because his oxygen tank made too much noise during the audio recordings