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TIL that sweatshirts are called that for their original purpose: absorbing sweat.

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b6YJ7 TIL that the US supreme court building has a statue of Prophet Muhammad, In 1997 Chief Justice William Rehnquist rejected the Muslim council's request to remove the statue saying it was intended only to recognize him as an important figure in the history of law and not as a form of idol worship
YpQvv TIL that some, but not all, horses have canine teeth. The males normally have a full set of 4, whereas fewer than 28% of the females may only have 1 or 2.
yQraX TIL That Big Whisky, Wyoming (the setting of Unforgiven, 1992) was built on a prairie in Canada, and was complete with real buildings and working appliances, built from the ground up by the crew just for the film.
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