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TIL that during WWII the united states asked for Mexicans to cross the border to work agricultural jobs.

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VKYG TIL Coca Cola switches back to cane sugar from corn syrup during Passover.
E4nW TIL that lipstick was first used in Ancient Egypt by prostitutes to show their willingness to preform oral sex. (third paragraph to save time)
nWGBd TIL the leader of the Crips, Stanley “Tookie” Williams wrote a children’s book in prison about anti gang violence. He was nominated for 4 Nobel Prizes for what he did to stop gang violence and was nominated for the Nobel prize For Literature once for this book.
8ewrb TIL that Dox is a is a white dwarf having an atmosphere of almost pure oxygen.
5YXlB TIL : A train station in Japan had plans to close but noticed a student was the only one using it. They decided to close it when she graduates high school.