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TIL Hollywood elites signed a petition in support of Roman Polanski

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P14lO TIL in 1952, more than 100,000 U.S. Army troops descended on Lampasas, Texas as part of Operation Longhorn, a military exercise that trained soldiers how to retake a town from communist invaders
ep58J TIL Tea kettles have been around for thousands of years.
ral1 TIL that one of the first recognized instances of internet democracy was seen in 1998 when Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, a regular on Howard Stern, was voted #1 as a write in for People’s “50 Most Beautiful People.” He beat out Leondardo Dicaprio by over 215K votes.
ADwod TIL that back in the day people used corncobs to wipe their asses.
0wyZy TIL The Ranch at Death Valley is known for being the location of the highest temperature recorded on Earth at 56.7 °C (134.1 °F) on July 10, 1913