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TIL many companies, including Sean John, have been caught mislabeling raccoon dog fur as faux fur.

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K1M6 TIL that Singapore Airlines flight 21 which had the longest non-stop flight (18 hours), from Singapore to New Jersey, had special lockers on the plane to store corpses if people died en route since the flight path over the Pacific Ocean and North Pole meant the plane couldn’t land if someone died.
Wkk9 TIL that when Bruce Willis was a kid he developed a stutter. He discovered that this disability vanished when performing on stage, which led to him having the acting career he has today.
yVWdJ TIL the statue of liberty's copper sheeting is only 3/32 of an inch thick about two pennies together.
8aVeP TIL Since 1945, all British tanks are equipped with tea-making facilities
5Yrjn TIL that Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th POTUS, had a secret surgery through the roof of his mouth to avoid scarring so the public wouldn't panic and worsen the financial situation of the U.S.