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TIL Operation Christmas Child run by Samaritan's Purse opens your gift box and adds religious content before distributing your gift to a child in need

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N8QM TIL that during World War 1, the United States Government tried to rename hamburgers as “liberty sandwiches” to promote patriotism.
mZ9p TIL a third of motels in the US are run by Indians with the surname “Patel”. The group has been nicknamed the “Patel Motel Cartel” by the NYTimes.
6E4jX TIL Yugoslav people still exist. Most of them were of mixed descent, being unable to identify as part of any specific ethnicity. Thus they chose to identify as “Yugoslavs”, and stuck with it.
xVgMg TIL in 1964, the FBI spent three months investigating whether the song "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen was obscene and therefore illegal to transport across state lines. They concluded there was no evidence the lyrics were rude.
0AN5 TIL Johnny Knoxville Turned Down A Role On SNL In Favor Of Jackass