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TIL the Salvation Army is a religious organization and not just a charity

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KJyQ TIL In 2009, the State of Arizona put a lady named Marcia Powell in a human cage and cooked her in her own excriment.
YpMmB TIL heels were first made by the Persian cavalry to keep stability while shooting arrows. It later became popular in Europe as masculine symbol until 1630 when women followed the fashion. First a military asset then a masculine symbol and now feminine.
QV5d TIL David Spade’s 6'2" 350lb former assistant broke into his house in the middle of the night and beat him up with the intention to commit a murder-suicide, but Spade successfully fought him off
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