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TIL that Thuy Trang, the actress who played the original yellow Power Ranger, was one of the Vietnamese boat people who left Vietnam on a boat after the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War

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PngL TIL that during the Nazi occupation of France, Hitler did not destroy the Canadian Vimy Memorial and told the Allies that it remained intact, as he admired the peaceful nature of the sculpture
E1l4W TIL Not only can you eat dandelions raw(or make a tea etc.), but that they are pretty nutritious and can even stimulate digestion / bile flow.
GAynN TIL that the first known vending machine was created in ancient Egypt by Hero of Alexandria and dispensed holy water after inserting a coin.
kRQB TIL a college student aligned his teeth successfully by 3D printing his own clear braces for less than $60; he’d built his own 3D home printer but fixed his teeth over months with 12 trays he made on his college’s more precise 3D printer.
Ympr TIL: When ketchup is labeled “Fancy” it’s actually a USDA grade meaning it’s thicker than standard ketchup.