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TIL that the woman from the iconic “Triggered Feminist” meme was actually pretty calm and rational. Her intense-looking facial expression was just a single frame that was paused and deliberately cherry-picked to make her look bad (timestamp 3:20)

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XE40j TIL that German was the most-studied foreign language in the U.S. in the years before and even during World War I. About a quarter of high schoolers studied it right before the U.S. entered the war, but only about 1% of high schools still taught it after the war.
RZv7 TIL when he became President Eisenhower allowed his son to serve in the Korean war only on one condition: that he promise never be captured alive
QJGEM TIL despite being a massive success in Japan, Dragon Quest I sold so poorly in America, it was given away free with subscriptions of Nintendo Power. The promotion was so successful, Nintendo employees who sent out the game received a shirt saying, "I survived the 1990 Dragon Warrior mailing."
P1Z8w TIL that Zoe Saldana starred in the three highest grossing films of all time: Avatar, Avengers: End Game and Avatar: The Way of Water.
EgExp TIL prolonged use of beta 2 agonists in case of bronchial asthma can lead to down regulation of beta receptors.