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TIL that it was announced on October 4, 2020 that S & H Green Stamps could no longer be redeemed.

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b6rla TIL that during the American War of Independence, the Americans who remained loyal to the British Government were also called "Tories," the same label that British Conservatives are named as today.
YpvYv Til The Secret Service tried to paint the White House Camoflage
78AM TIL that Rwanda is the only country in the world with a female majority in parliament
5Qo9 TIL Judith Barsi, the child actor who voiced the role of Anne-Marie in the movie “all dogs go to heaven”, was shot in the head in her sleep and was set on fire by her father before he committed suicide. She was only 10 and suffered years of mental and physical abuse.
0NnA TIL That each submarine in the British Royal Navy contains in it a letter only meant to be opened in the event of a nuclear strike on English soil and what to do in said event.