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TIL that after a major earthquake in Japan the Mafia sent major relief before the Government

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dD8Jr TIL that the only letter that is never silent in any word in the English language is "v".
7rbYX TIL: Pheromone in baby mouse tears makes female mice less interested in sex.
lonwK TIL Dolly Parton gave each family who lost its primary residence in the 2016 TN fires $1,000 a month for five months. When she arrived to help dole out the final payments, she brought the nearly 900 families an unexpected bonus – another $5,000 each for a total of $10,000.
JYdl8 TIL JFK and RFK had an older brother named Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. who had aspirations to become president. However, Joe Jr. was killed during a top-secret mission at age 29 during World War II.
OoGPg TIL: On Dec. 25th, 1914, the first year of WW1 - Germans v British - Both sides crawled out of their trenches and met half way to play an innocent Christmas game of football/soccer as a display of truce. Germans beat the British 3-2 before resuming fighting the next day.