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TIL there are historical records that provide some basis for the folk tale of John Henry racing the steam drill.

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vlMj TIL the collars on men’s dress shirts used to be detachable. This was to save on laundry costs as the collar was the part that needed cleaning the most frequently.
VMMYZ TIL that aboout 1000 miles east of the EU, within southern Russia, exists the Republic of Kalmykia, the only region in Europe where Buddhism is the most common religion, most people are Kalmyks—descendants of Mongol hordes, and Kalmyk, related to Mongolian, is an official language alongside Russian.
oRlmW TIL the first 3D feature film, The Power of Love, premiered on September 27th, 1922 at the Ambassador Hotel Theater in Los Angeles
QPpE TIL there were once $100,000 notes in circulation that are still considered legal tender today
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