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TIL that “The Stars and Stripes Forever” is onown as “The Disaster March” at circuses, because it is only ever played to signify an emergency without alarming the audience.

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aoOJ TIL that a Mexican amusement park offers a fake US-Mexico border crossing attraction, complete with fake smugglers and fake border patrol agents. The aim is to dissuade would be migrants from making the trip. For 3 hours, tourists endure sirens, chases and the fake border patrol yelling threats.
NYPN TIL PETA kills 97,3% of the animals under it’s care
JYnG4 TIL in 1830, Americans were consuming 7.1 gallons of pure alcohol a year, compared with 2.1 gallons today.
p85N8 Today I learned that Eva Mozes Kor and her sister survived the Holocaust Twin Experiments. They never got to say goodbye to their family, and were the only two to survive. Instead of hating them for what they’ve put her through, Eva forgave them. She died July 4, 2019.
kJd8e TIL that in addition to being an award-winning comedic actress know for her various film and television roles, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the daughter of French billionaire businessman Gérard Louis-Dreyfus.