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TIL That in 1900, the population of Las Vegas was 22.
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TIL baseball legend Ted Williams was wingman for astronaut legend John Glenn in the Korean War
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TIL: 42% of Americans believe in ghosts and 18% believe they had a paranormal experience according a 2009 Pew Research. In recent years, there has been a rise in Queer Ghost Hunters across several states looking for queer ghosts to record the ghost's stories.
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TIL despite Theodore Roosevelt giving his name to the “Teddy Bear” after refusing to kill one, his sons Kermit and Theodore Jr. are the first westerners to have shot a Giant Panda.
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TIL oranges are sold in bright red net bags because the colour of the net deepens the perceived colour of the fruits - this is called Munker's illusion
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TIL of bank robber McArthur Wheeler. Because lemon juice can be used as invisible ink, Wheeler (wrongly) assumed that putting it on his face would make him invisible to the bank’s security cameras. He was caught later that day.