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TIL people wear pants because of horses. Mounted armies wearing pants were more effective than those wearing robes

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6E8dZ TIL that the United States Government, in response to a failing dairy market, began to stockpile millions of pounds of cheese in 1977. This stockpile still exists and now contains over 1.3 Billion pounds of cheese across the US.
MynB TIL that up until 1978, the Mormon Church taught that blacks were once an evil race of Jews who were colored by God for their wickedness.
QN86a TIL since 2020 shootings have become the top cause of death for children in the US, overtaking auto accidents
yR8l TIL of the Arlington Ladies. Formed in 1948, the Arlington Ladies are group of women who attend the funeral of every armed forces member who is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
xlP5 TIL: David Tennant fulfilled a pianist’s dying wish by using his skull in a performance of Hamlet.