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TIL Tooth brushing only became widespread in the US after WWII, when returning soldiers continued the practice that had been required during their military service

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kWZE TIL the deadliest sniper in history was a small farmer from Finland named Simo Häyhä, who got over 500 kills in just over 100 days, used no scope, and survived getting shot in the face with an exploding round.
wLpPP TIL Ribs, music recordings on X-rays, to smuggle and distribute prohibited music in the USSR. The films were bought or taken from the trash, cut into 7-inch discs, and the center hole was burned via a cigarette. The quality was awful, the price was low, and could really only be played 5 to 10 times.
VBYwZ Today I learned that after Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot he said "Sophie, Sophie! Don't die! Live for our children!"
DQEVj TIL that in 2007 Andy Samberg won a Primetime Emmy Award for the Lonely Island's song: "Dick in a Box"
Brg4y TIL that ageists age worse