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TIL that nearly half of Twitter accounts pushing to reopen America are bots

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J11w8 TIL that 100 squirrels were trained over the course of 19 weeks for one scene in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
QVpp TIL in 2009, the home of 19 year old Kashmiri woman Rukhsana Kausar was invaded by 3 militants. Rakhsana disarmed two of them with an ax, killed the commander with his own rifle, and forced the others to flee. She was subsequently awarded India’s National Bravery Award and offered a police job.
XElvD TIL that The Masters golf tournament use to allow prior champions to show up and compete with no other requirements. This was stopped in 2001 when 1957 champion Doug Ford (78), played in his 49th Masters tournament and was asked not to return after scoring a double bogey on the 1st hole.
PBeV TIL that during the Great Depression of the 1930s, flour manufacturers saw women turning their flour sacks into clothing, diapers, dish cloths, and more, so they started packing their flour in pretty patterns.
LbAZ TIL Rich people in China often hire body doubles to serve their prison sentences.