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TIL Mia Khalifa only worked in the adult film industry for three months in late 2014 yet remains one of the most searched for actresses on adult sites

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p8QA8 TIL that out of 21 phonorecords of Stalin's speech of 1936, one and a half records contain nothing but applause
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LkmZQ TIL: The Great Cranberry Scare of 1959 occurred when scientists found traces of a carcinogen in a batch of cranberries just ahead of Thanksgiving. People panicked and the cranberry industry ground to a complete halt, but the cranberry business survived. In fact, it went on to thrive.
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QNnDk TIL Oktoberfest welcomes people to wear traditional clothing from wherever they're from, not just lederhosen & dirndls from Bavaria, though all are welcome to wear those too.