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TIL that the My Little Pony: Friendship/Fallout fusion fanfiction Fallout Equestria doesn't just have physical editions, but the third edition is in the catalog of the Library of Congress.

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nW8o7 TIL that early RV’s in the 1920’s were referred to as Housecars and were often modelled after airplanes, boats and buses.
l7YeA TIL of Dina Sinachar, a six year old boy found by hunters who was raised by wolves. He walked on all fours, ate raw meat, howled, and was the inspiration for the jungle book.
4XmnX TIL Between 1949 and 1951, the US and the UK airlifted 49,000 Yemenite Jews to safety in Israel
WkoQA TIL in World War I, deep fried potato batons were popular among American soldiers stationed in Belgian after they were served to the British for their love of chips. As, the language locally and of the Belgian Army at the time was French, they thought they were in France naming them ‘French fries’.
4ydJ TIL that for the last 17 months of Woodrow Wilson’s Presidency his wife Edith handled all official communication with her husband after a stroke left him bed ridden. Edith Wilson is now considered by some historians to be America’s first female President.