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TIL while planning the invasion of Japan, the US ordered so many purple hearts that we still haven’t issued them all.

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neEp7 Today I learned that when a streetcar hit a bus Frida Kahlo was on, she was impaled by a handrail, fracturing her spine and pelvis. Due to these severe injuries and the long recovery, Frida took up painting to pass the time. She is now considered to be one of Mexico's greatest artists.
YP7Z TIL that if you were an Ancient Roman, and you had a slave that was raped, you could attempt to prosecute the rapist for “property damage”.
lngB TIL that the first film with a PG-13 rating placed on it was Red Dawn.
M7yjm TIL Pop-Tarts were originally called “Fruit Scones,” but Kellogg’s changed their name to reference the Pop art movement of the time, made famous by artists like Andy Warhol.
M7XO0 TIL that Michael Jordan planned to become a weatherman if his career in basketball did not work out.