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TIL doctors induced labor to make sure the Kim Jong Un’s child was born in 2012, which marked the 100th anniversary of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung.

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Elj0 TIL that in 1934 undershirt sales dropped 80% after Clark Gable took off his button-down in It Happened One Night revealing his bare skin.
5NBB TIL on May 2, 1845, a bridge in Great Yarmouth, England, collapsed when thousands gathered on it to watch a clown travel down the river in a tub pulled by geese. ‘400 people went into the river, 79 died, 59 of which were children.’
awnrb TIL: Ranch dressing was invented by an Alaskan Plumber
49PJ TIL much beloved songs “Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy” from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” and the opening notes of “Hedwigs Theme” throughout the “Harry Potter” series as well as many others were performed on a little known instrument called the Celesta.
mxOxo TIL: Tennessee makes community college free for all adults