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TIL that they used shaved bears dressed in female clothing and wearing a wig to recreate the myth of a pigfaced women at carnavals

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xVd97 TIL In 1993 a French man driving a Citroen car in a remote area of the Moroccan desert had a breakdown and became stranded. To survive he tore down the car, built a motorcycle from the parts, and rode it back to civilization. When he arrived he was ticketed for operating an illegal vehicle.
DQlJ TIL Pocahontas was only 11 when she met the 28 year old John Smith
nWnQb TIL that “heat lightning” is a misnomer. It is simply lightning from distant thunderstorms. Lightning can be seen up to 100 miles away in the right conditions, while the sound of thunder doesn’t travel nearly as far.
XEKl8 TIL MyPillow has been sued for making claims that the company’s pillows could treat and cure multiple diseases, including multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy.
OL57 TIL: Tom Cruise admits that Kate Holmes divorced him in part to keep their daughter away from Scientology.