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TIL a West Virginia town asked the Soviet Union for foreign aid to rebuild a bridge

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eaXg TIL of the puzzling suicide note of a man who jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge which read “Absolutely no reason except I have a toothache”
R7rj TIL that people from Niger are called Nigeriens, whereas people from Nigeria are called Nigerians
WkKpY TIL quokkas don’t throw their babies at predators like the rumors said. Instead, the mothers will make their kids lay writhing and hissing on the ground to attract predators (while they escape)
kOo15 TIL In 2013 an 82 year old nun broke into a government complex that housed nuclear missiles and spray painted anti-war slogans; she was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
d886B TIL, The Inventor of the Chili’s Baby Back Ribs Song Has Never Eaten Their Ribs