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TIL there are 558,000 USA WWII veterans still alive today.

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b9oma TIL of Bass Reeves, the first black U.S. Deputy Marshall west of the Mississippi, who is credited with capturing over 3,000 outlaws, including his own son. He is also rumored to be the inspiration for the Lone Ranger.
xg0o TIL that tentacle porn was created because Japanese censorship laws prohibited the showing of human genitalia
epQnE TIL about Vampire fiction is rooted in the "vampire craze" of the 1720s suspected vampires Petar Blagojevich a Serbian peasant who was believed to have become a vampire after his death and have killed nine of his fellow villagers. The case was the earliest, documented cases of vampire hysteria.
5Vgdr TIL Pete’s Dragon was turned into a live action movie! It hit theatres in 2016 and was made by Disney.
5VoBQ TIL that in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the villainous weasels were to have an extra member of their gang, the creepy trenchcoat-wearing “Flasher Weasel”. Take a wild guess as to what he’d do and why he was cut.