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TIL: That atheists buried in the Arlington National Cemetery get an atom on their headstone instead of a cross.

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Wkm9d TIL of Rhea Clyman, a Jewish Canadian Journalist who travelled to the Soviet Union and made reports on the Siberian labor camps and the Holodomor. This led to her deportation in 1933 after which she reported on Nazi Germany until 1938 when she was forced to flee due to growing anti Semitism.
X05rR TIL that in Vermont, an apple pie is legally required to be served with a glass of cold milk, a slice of half an ounce of cheddar cheese, or vanilla ice cream.
4kBVN TIL Opossums and possums are different animals. Opossums live in North and South America, while possums live in Australia and other countries.
X0E06 TIL that at a Guns N’ Roses concert on July 2, 1991, during the band’s performance of Rocket Queen, Axl Rose dived into the audience and tackled a fan who was taking photos of the concert. Axl would proceed to smash the microphone, forcing GNR to leave, which would incite a 3-hour riot.
1ara7 TIL that camels eat cactus, they have adapted to harsh desert conditions that require them to eat thorny plants