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TIL Bob Ross received hundreds of pieces of fan mail each week, and if someone who wrote to him often stopped writing, he would personally call them to see if they were ok.

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5Volk TIL that Japan has a town named "Usa" which many believed was deliberately named to promote goods as "Made in USA"
KO0rQ TIL the Stanley Hotel, the hotel that served as the inspiration for The Shining, plays the movie adaptation on a continuous loop on channel 42.
lorJN TIL about Minnie Lou Crosthwaite, the first Black woman to pass the teacher exam in Nashville's segregated school system. She was also an important early figure in the foundation of the YWCA, and raised funds for needy soldiers during WWI.
Eb4d TIL in 2007, India introduced a “zero rupee note” as a means of fighting political corruption. The notes are “paid” in protest by citizens to govt functionaries who solicit bribes in return for services which are supposed to be free
gmQX TIL that some orthodox jewish women wear burqas too.