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TIL that in 1943 the US banned selling sliced bread
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TIL the classic X’s on moonshine bottles refer to the amount of times it had been through the still, and that more X’s meant a higher alcohol by volume.
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TIL that after WWII, Col. S. L. A. Marshal published a report that found only 15-20% of soldiers in combat fired to kill during the war, even if their lives were threatened. This prompted the US Army to switch from bulls-eye targets to sillouette targets to desensitize soldiers to killing
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TIL According to historians specializing in ancient Egypt, women wore red lipstick to announce that they were willing to give oral and that they were good at it.
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TIL that there's a species of bird called the bar-tailed godwit that can fly non-stop for over a week!
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TIL former President Jimmy Carter does not receive federal retirement health benefits because he only worked for the government for four years, less than the five years needed to qualify