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TIL members of the Rockabilly community dress themselves, drive cars, decorate their houses, and run their families like it’s the 1950s.

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Op76 TIL Stephen King wrote a handwritten review for Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix in which he said Dolores Umbridge was “the best fictional villain since Hannibal Lecter.”
vQD8 TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger saved a drowning man’s life in 2004 by swimming out 100 yards and bringing him back to shore
E1GJx TIL that the US federal government in general does not permit children under age 14 to work, but it outlines a handful of exceptions -- and one of the jobs that is expressly permitted is the oddly specific "gathering evergreens and making evergreen wreaths."
KXm4 TIL that after reading the script to Schindler’s List, composer John Williams said to Spielberg “You need a better composer” to which Spielberg replied “I know, but they’re all dead”.
0deoA TIL that moose, elephants, armadillos, kangaroos, and even sloths and camels can swim.