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TIL that America's poorest state (Mississippi) has a higher GDP per capita than UK, France, and Italy

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b6bvQ TIL in 1934. Mussolini ordered that the Tower of Pisa be returned to a vertical position. 361 holes were drilled into the foundations, and 90 cubic meters of concrete were poured into them. However, the result was that the tower actually sank further into the soil!
KYalR TIL Early in her career, singer Sophie Tucker performed in blackface. But she disliked this work and would deliberately sabotage the act by revealing she was white at the end of the show. First by removing a glove to reveal her white hand and then pulling off her wig to expose her blonde hair.
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emYD TIL that Hunter S. Thompson, one of Richard Nixon’s biggest critics, was picked to ride with Nixon on a private drive to the airport during the 1968 election. The reason? Because Nixon felt like talking football, and Thompson was the only reporter who knew anything about the sport.
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