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TIL the United States invaded Panama in 1989 to depose its leader Manuel Noriega

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LErV TIL That telling “scary ghost stories” is an old Christmas Eve tradition that has died out in the past century
kJlP7 TIL about Le Passe-muraille which is French that loosely translates to The passer-through-walls. It’s based on a short story published by Marcel Aymé in 1941. The sculpture is a tribute about a man who can pass through walls-
vPdK8 TIL that since 2001 there has been "Palm Dog" prize awarded at Cannes every other year for best canine performance
w46o TIL chicken was considered a luxury food in the United States until the discovery of vitamin D in 1922, allowing chickens to thrive indoors and during the winter season.
mxkAY TIL “in most wealthy countries, governments have simplified tax filing for its citizens, thus making software such as TurboTax unnecessary for most citizens”