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TIL that the lions share of jeans in the US are fitted to one model - Natasha Wagner - who is said to have a perfectly average behind

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NXA9E TIL that for training purposes and to avoid the risk of creating political tensions with actual countries, the U.S. Army has created over 20 incredibly detailed and intricate fictional nations, all including maps, flags, populations, etc. Each one is the "counterpart" of an actual nation.
p8g9Q TIL that the town of Palisade, Nevada staged gunfights, bank robberies, and Native American raids during the 1870's to attract tourists as the Transcontinental Railroad was built. The truth was known only by the town, and in reality, the town did not even have a sheriff due to its low crime rate.
kOe5W TIL about the Unipiper, a Portland man who patrols the streets wearing a kilt and Darth Vader mask while playing the bagpipe all while riding a unicycle
aw6mZ TIL There was a cannon designed to simultaneously shoot two cannonballs connected with a chain to "mow down the enemy somewhat as a scythe cuts wheat". During tests the Gilleland cannon effectively mowed down trees, tore up a cornfield, knocked down a chimney and killed an unfortunate cow.
1aKKP TIL: The first person to set foot on the North Pole was an African-American man named Matthew Henson.