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TIL that the US is a rice producing country and is one of the top rice exporters in the world.

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GrmG TIL when Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded, the executioner held her head aloft and said, “God save the Queen,” at which pointthe auburn tresses in his hand turned out to be a wig and the head fell to the ground, revealing that Mary had very short, grey hair.
9nMG TIL People often hallucinate after losing a loved one or pet, they’re called “Grief Hallucinations”. One study found over 80% of elderly patients experience hallucinations of their departed spouse one month after their passing.
VoGm TIL that Dagwood Bumstead is a son of a billionaire railroad tycoon that got disinherited when he married Blondie.
4XA96 TIL Brendan Gleeson (the man who played Mad-Eye Moody in Harry Potter movies) is the father of Domhnall Gleeson (the man who played Bill Weasley).
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