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TIL Pachucas were Mexican American women who wore zoot suits during the 1930s-40s, a sign of rebellion due to fabric rationing for the war effort. Their look included thinly-plucked eyebrows, dark lipstick and wearing their hair styled into a pompadour, in which they kept razor blades.

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KODZE TIL that for 14 years nobody on Sesame Street would believe Big Bird when he would try to tell them about Mr. Snuffleupagus. After an increase in child abuse cases, producers decided to make him "real" so children could see that adults will believe them when they have something important to say.
b9w8Z TIL that Ferrero, the maker of Nutella, uses 25% of the global supply of hazelnuts
69BLw TIL that the English language doesn’t have any official authority or academy
8BeK TIL That the Australian consitution is written to allow New Zealand to become a state at any time
vQVB TIL that when the US navy banned alcohol on ships in July 1914, they held one last massive party and invited ships from several nations to help drink the last of the booze. Many of the participants in the party would become enemies weeks later when WWI broke out.