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TIL There is only one pig in Afghanistan

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GYKD5 TIL that the Battle of Mogadishu (1993) is known as the Day of the Rangers in Somalian
b6v04 TIL that since 2002, the American National Archives stores important national documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution within argon-filled cases to inhibit their degradation.
LQp7p TIL: Popcorn is thousands of years old. Fossil evidence from Peru suggests that corn was popped as early as 4,700 BC.
8eAxP TIL in 2003 the BBC aired a promotion for it's drama programming featuring a woman falling off a cliff while a couple nearby watch with the tagline "Everyone likes to watch." It was pulled after 3 airings on the same day.
VMAdQ TIL while shooting for Deliverance (1972), Burt Reynolds insisted on doing a stunt by himself instead of a dummy. During the stunt, he got injured and his clothes came off. Waking up in hospital, he asked the director what it looked like, who said, "It looked like a dummy falling over a waterfall.'