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Til a wild corner of southern Utah became the last place to be mapped in the US

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RWl TIL Harry Truman, on a visit to Disneyland, refused to go on the Dumbo ride so that he would not be associated with the Republican party.
VB06G TIL that in 1960, only 4% of people in the US opted for cremation. By 2018, 80% of people in the US are expected to opt for it.
oMEA TIL most of the “facts” about Nostradamus are false, his astrologies were false with lots of errors, he did not predict his own death correctly as it was his secretary who edited it after his death, etc.
JYlKm TIL that in 1925 a huge Citroën advertisement was built on Eiffel tower, a total of 250,000 light bulbs and 600 kilometres of electric cable were used to make the 30 metre high letters, It was there until 1934.
nNx7 TIL that an English football team was about to hold a one minute silence for the passing of their oldest fan, which was abruptly ended when…….he walked on to the field