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TIL that technically speaking five nations have military bases on U.S. soil: The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, The U.K. and Singapore.

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kO8DW TIL that during the Great Depression, companies would print colorful patterns onto flour sacks so that women can make dresses out of them
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