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TIL that people who complain generally live longer, because it’s a way to relieve stress.

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Bg1Qx TIL due to Roman Polanski being unable to attend the 2003 Academy Awards because of outstanding criminal charges, actor Harrison Ford flew to France to hand the director his Oscar in person.
ADAww TIL of Wilmer McLean, who’s house in Manassas, Virginia was in the 1st battle of Bull Run. He moved to Appomattox, Virginia, but 4 years later Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant in his living room. His properties had one of the first, and last encounters of the Civil War.
mx0vx TIL that the American-produced, 1964 stop-motion Christmas television classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was filmed in Tokyo and voiced primarily by Canadian actors. It has aired at least annually in America since 1964, making it the longest continuously running Christmas TV special in history
vPegK TIL When (Anheuser-Busch chairman) Gussie Busch purchased the St. Louis Cardinals, he attempted to name their ballpark "Budweiser Stadium" and was denied due to baseball's alcohol advertising rules. In response, he named it "Busch Stadium" and launched the first Busch branded beer two years later.
e00jn TIL USA military basic pay ranges from about $1,500 to over $19,000 per month (.pdf report)