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TIL That despite the success of Power Rangers, the original actors were only paid $600/wk and did stunt work(pink ranger was almost electrocuted/set on fire)

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P11DV TIL Even though George Washington defeated Cornwallis in 1781 at Yorktown, it still took almost 2 more years before the war was officially over with England.
LQ1Bv TIL about the Forty Elephants, a gang of women shoplifters (with custom clothing) who operated in London and beyond from the 19th century to the 1950s. They also engaged in looting, blackmail, fencing, and were successful in turf wars through kidnapping.
9w8pp TIL: The United States Army is the second largest Air Force in the world, by number of aircraft.
jJmM TIL Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell
mKnY TIL when American troops were asking ‘American’ trivial questions to flush out German infiltrators in WWII, that American brigadier general Bruce Clarke was held at gunpoint for five hours after he said the Chicago Cubs were in the American League