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TIL Mr. Rogers’ cardigans were knitted by his mom

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9wZD7 TIL At the Chicago World's Fair in 1933/34 there was a Midget Village, entirely populated by little people who acted as village guards, police, firefighters, servers and entertainers.
DDyY TIL pizza only became popular in the US after American troops occupying Italy during WWII became hooked on it and then popularized it back home.
wJpo TIL that students who have been in DARE classes are more likely to use drugs than their non-DARE peers
RX41 TIL that, in 1987, a construction worker in the U.S. state of Maine became the 5th Earl of Wharncliffe in England upon the death of his father’s second cousin, the 4th Earl.
1PD4 TIL fabric softeners carry a warning not to use them on children’s sleepwear but despite this, smiling happy babies feature heavily in its packaging and promotion.