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TIL that there are no female leprechauns in Irish folklore.
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TIL 47 years ago today, December 18,How the Grinch Stole Christmas was first aired on CBS.
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TIL that the saying "eating crow" comes from the fact that crow meat tastes bad
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TIL that from 2004 to 2011, American and American-trained Iraqi troops repeatedly encountered, and on at least six occasions were wounded by, chemical weapons remaining from years earlier in Saddam Hussein’s rule.
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TIL there was a 100$ bill called the superdollar which was used as counterfeit money used by various crime organizations and governments from 1998 until the at least the 2000’s
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TIL the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer story idea was initially rejected, as in the 1930s red noses were associated with alcoholism and drunkards. The author asked an illustrator friend to draw "cute reindeer," and these drawings convinced management to support the idea.