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TIL the American Revolutionary War is technically classified as a World War by historians

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YPNr TIL US President Eisenhower drank 15 cups of coffee and smoked four packs of cigarettes per day while in office.
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e0X5L TIL That a man in horse-drawn carriage was kicked out of KFC drive-through. He then went to a McDonalds and was served a Big Mac without anyone questioning his method of transport.
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DQ5Er TIL of the 80's Japanese punk band 'Hanatarash', famous for their live shows. Before being banned by most venues they had used a machete to cleave a dead cat, incidents with circular saws, used excavators to tear down venues, and at one point threatened to throw a molotov cocktail into the crowd