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TIL that there is a town called Okay in OK.

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Wkrg9 TIL about a Horror themed Japanese Anime series called Ghost Stories that was not well received in Japan and when it was dubbed over in English the voice acting cast were given free rein to say whatever they wanted. This led to the entire series becoming a Dark Comedy rather than Horror.
N7mJP TIL that France built a fake Paris in WWI to confuse german bombers, which was located North of Real Paris
4XPDX TIL about the navy of Mongolia, which sits on a lake with no strategic importance whatsoever, and consists of a single tugboat crewed by 7 people, only one of whom can swim.
DeLJ TIL One of the first original television programs in America was “The Television Ghost,” which featured dead people telling the stories of their murders.
wAgM TIL David Phillips paid just over $3000 for pudding to receive 1.25 million frequent flyer miles. He also received $800 back in tax deductions for donating most of the puddings to charity.