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TIL 12 Million Americans Believe Lizard People Run Our Country.

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kJaMB TIL There is a Sasquatch Park in British Columbia, as the legendary Bigfoot is said to have roamed the area
LQXbV TIL Irish monks invented the Catholic practice of confessing to a priest and performing penance in private. Prior to this, confessions and penance were done publicly.
78E97 TIL that air conditioning was originally invented not for comfort, but to control humidity in a printing company to prevent issues with paper and ink.
ovdo TIL the British Armed Forces still have 21500 troops stationed in Germany - due to the establishment of the British Army of the Rhine after WWII. Only in 2020 will these troops be withdrawn.
R7mwa TIL Johnny Weismuller played Tarzan in 12 movies, after which he starred in 13 Jungle Jim movies, widely regarded as Tarzan ripoffs.