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TIL that before her big break as Flo in the Progressive commercials, actress Stephanie Courtney had a stint as a recurring character on the ill-fated “Cavemen” sitcom, centered around the Geico Caveman of yore

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7rylX TIL that when America declared war on Germany in 1917, the majority of Texas A&M cadets enrolled in class were excused by the university and joined the war effort. “Graduation” was conducted at the cadets’ training facility.
891b TIL Salma Hayek as a young teen went to a church that was supposed to perform miracles, and wished for breasts.
woYo7 TIL close to 30 percent of apps used at work are duplicative, or add no value to the work process.
loyr5 TIL that when Leonid Brezhnev was the head of government of the Soviet Union, he awarded himself the Hero of the Soviet Union for his birthday in 1966, 1976, 1978 and 1981
16wJd TIL about the Burgess Shale, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a very important fossil bed for understanding the history of life on earth. First discovered in 1909 by Charles D. Walcott, Secretary of the Smithsonian. They are located near Mt. Burgess in the Canadian Rockies.