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TIL that you dressed up for Halloween to trick monsters and angry spirits that come back once a year

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ne7Lo TIL that American Civil War Union soldiers were issued 36 pounds of coffee a year and the word "coffee" appeared more in journal entries than "war," "bullet," "cannon," "slavery," "mother" or "Lincoln."
K1v4 TIL The White House didn’t have a 4th of July celebration until 1801. Cherokee chiefs were invited and cock fighting was part of the celebration.
X0pQj TIL that actor Kiefer Sutherland threatened to not reprise the role of Doc Scurlock in the movie Young Guns 2 unless he was given a dramatic death scene in the movie, which was reluctantly granted. The historical Doc Scurlock actually died peacefully at the age of 80.
5VJlp TIL Potatoes were only introduced into Europe in the late 16th century, and are believed to have originated in the Andes region of South America, which includes parts of present-day Peru and Bolivia.
RjW9 TIL the closest living relative of whales are hippos