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TIL the treadmill was created as a torture device.

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VBOxQ Today I learned of Herman Perry, a African-American WWII soldier who fled into the jungles of Indian/Burma after killing his CO in 1944. During this time he ended up marrying the chief's daughter of the Naga Tribe that took him in. He was eventually caught and executed in 1945.
wLvX1 TIL in the US, the How It's Made segment 'Condoms' is instead replaced by a rerun of their 'Rubber Gloves' segment
QJ8Gp TIL portobello mushrooms are just grown-up versions of the common and smaller white/brown mushrooms
d4RE TIL that Canada has a Children’s Arts Tax Credit for parents that enroll their child in a music or fine arts program.
8aJZ8 TIL that there are more stars in the sky than grains of sand on Earth