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TIL Dr. Deborah Birx achieved the rank of Colonel in the military

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kOGxB TIL ABBA's costumes were designed by Owe Sandström in close consultation with the bandmembers and ABBA producer Stig Anderson. The only costume Stig was not entirely satisfied with was Agnetha's white stretch jumpsuit in the Mamma Mia clip, as it received more attention than the song
p5PG TIL: A Rutgers study found out that drug addicts became trapped into addiction trying to seek relief from emotional lows rather than euphoric highs as previously thought.
ndgo TIL that the inventor of white out was fired from her job for not whiting out a mistake she made.
16x4D TIL twice as much Wind power was created in America between 2017-2020 than 2013-2016 (22.8 GW vs 40.5 GW)
JY9jV TIL of Alexei Berest, who was the Soviet soldier that raised the flag over the Reichstag during the Battle of Berlin. He was not given recognition for his role in lifting the flag for unknown reasons. He later died in 1970 after saving a child from being hit by a train.