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TIL a girl, kidnapped 2 days after her birth, was reunited with her family when classmates recognized similarities between her and her younger sister.

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16war TIL about how the late First Lady Eva (Evita) Peron's body went on a journey across Europe after she died in 1952
N7lPE TIL that a permit was denied for the production crew of "The Sopranos" to film the episode "Pine Barrens" at South Mountain Reservation by Essex County, New Jersey Executive James Treffinger, due to the show depicting Italians as corrupt, Treffinger was later convicted and imprisoned for corruption
gMyeb TIL Asbestos was commonly used to make false relics as the fire resistance was seen as miraculous. Additionally Charlemagne allegedly had an asbestos tablecloth he threw into fires to impress guests.
yjJv TIL It’s been suggested that the REAL ‘Lone Ranger’ Was An African American Deputy U.S. Marshal named Bass Reeves
yQeEl TIL dogs that served with the US Army in Afghanistan from 2010 - 2014 were poorly treated upon discharge, some were left in kennels for many months and not cared for, while others remain unaccounted. Several soldiers later searched for and rescued their ex-partners.