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TIL Leonardo DiCaprio’s haircut from Titanic was outlawed by the Taliban

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x618w TIL: in 1964 the U.S. ceded land to Mexico. A boundary dispute caused by the changing course of the Rio Grande near El Paso was resolved by the Chamizal Treaty which ceded land north of the river to Mexico and some Mexican land to the U.S. They agreed to rechannel the river so it won't happen again.
MewOW TIL that a ghost army is seen every year on May 17 in Frangokastello, Greece. Nazis reportedly shot at the apparitions during WWII.
ROk7 TIL Johnny Appleseed planted apple trees in order to make booze for frontiersmen, as the type of apple he planted was almost inedible.
97Yr TIL John Wick was directed by two of Keanu Reeves’ former stunt doubles.
QNW6a TIL the first mac & cheese recipe dates to the year 1390, when it appeared in the cookbook "The Forme of Cury". It used fresh, hand-cut pasta sandwiched between a mixture of melted butter and grated cheese.