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TIL the highest achievement in the community of airbrush artistry is the “Vargas Award.”

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graY8 TIL 2 teens secretly scaled the Acropolis on 5/30/41 in Nazi-occupied Greece & stole the Nazi flag that was flying atop it. Their heroic act of defiance inspired Greeks to believe themselves capable of resisting the Nazis & their occupation of Greece. The teens were never caught & died of old age!
R7Y76 TIL the country of Zambia had its own rock scene during the 70’s
ANK0l TIL Newsweek has not used fact-checkers since 1996.
evn TIL that giraffes can go without water longer than a camel
JKr4 TIL “Jay” used to be slang for a foolish person. So when a pedestrian ignored street signs, he was referred to as a “jaywalker.”