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TIL That Matt Groening, has finally revealed that Oregon is Springfields’ home state on the show The Simpsons

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W7ELB TIL: At the second Tour de France, the first four finishers were disqualified because they took the train
BkrD TIL in 1975 90% of Icelandic women refused to work, cook and look after children for a day to demonstrate the indispensable work of women for Iceland’s economy and society and to protest wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices
nek17 TIL that After Ted Bundy was convicted, Bundy helped police catch another notorious serial killer Gary Ridgway, known as the Green River Killer. The Express reports Bundy offered to help the FBI and gave his opinions on the “killer’s psychology and motivation”.
R76M9 TIL of General Order 11 where general Ulysses S Grant expelled Jewish people from 3 states under his control out of a belief that they were responsible for corruption and smuggling in the region, shortly after this order was issued it was countermanded by Abraham Lincoln.
5VAQR TIL that Ann Margret, the famous singer, dancer and actress from the 60s, was of Swedish descent and emigrated to the US in 1946 with the family not knowing a word of English.