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TIL that the White House was renovated between 1949 and 1952 and that historian refer to this period as "The Truman Reconstruction"

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VX9Q TIL that by the time US Army Rangers have graduated from training school, they’re so well trained that members have reported waking up screaming from nightmares about Ranger school to be relieved that they are only in Vietnam.
PY6WG TIL the books in the show ‘Castle’ do actually exist. They were written by the screenwriter Tom Straw under the name ‘Richard Castle’. Nathan Fillion, who played Richard Castle in the show, attended the book signings as the face of the author.
J18Pm TIL there is a town in Norway where it is illegal to die as bodies cannot decompose due to cold temperatures
9y96 TIL: The “teacup pig” fad was just a scam that sold baby piglets to unsuspecting buyers. Paris Hilton bought one off the internet and now owns a massive mama hog
VMjP0 TIL YouTuber Bart Baker ran for president in 2016 and announced his campaign by putting up a billboard in Times Square of himself riding a hoverboard with a suit top and boxer shorts with the American flag on them.