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TIL that during the 1918 flu pandemic the Governor of American Samoa John Martin Poyer quarantined the territory. American Samoa was one of the few places in the world to not suffer any flu deaths.

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jNGLQ TIL of the tallest solider of all time, Väinö Myllyrinne. While he served for the Viipuri Heavy Artillery he was (7ft 3in) tall. Later in his life he had anothe growth spurt and he ended up being (8ft 3in) tall. On top of all that he was a wrestler, in a circus, and had GIANT hands.
ePan TIL Winona Ryder was bullied in high school for her ‘tomboy’ appearance. Years later, one of her bullies asked her for an autograph. “I asked her if she remembered me and she said that she sort of remembered beating a kid up. I said to her, 'Yeah, well that was me so go fuck yourself’.”
4GOX TIL the film ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ was considered a box office failure upon release in 1946. A clerical error placed the film in the public domain in 1974 causing many local TV networks to play the film for free, popularising it as a Christmas classic.
8eKXZ TIL strength training increases bone density in postmenopausal women
e89k TIL: A Swiss man has a tattoo which sold for $205k and will be skinned from his back when he dies.