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TIL that before the Civil War, Christmas was not an official holiday in the United States

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eDKD TIL Greta Friedman from the kissing sailor photo did not want to be kissed saying “It wasn’t my choice to be kissed, The guy just came over and grabbed me!”
VMYA8 TIL after the success of ‘Shaun of the Dead’, Simon Pegg was asked if would he would leave England for Hollywood. He replied, “It’s not like we’re going to go away and do, I don’t know, Mission: Impossible III.” Two years later, he was cast as Benji in Mission Impossible III
oNEr TIL traditional Samoans valued a bride’s virginity so much, the chief would break her hymen in public so the entire tribe could see his bloody fingers.
R5gma TIL people that frequently take painkillers for headaches can develop medication overuse headache - a vicious cycle when the pain is caused by painkillers themselves
e79b TIL that ancient Egyptians used a d20 die.