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TIL That the US army counted more dead in it’s civil war, than all other wars combined, losing almost 2,5% of the total Population at the time

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wLl8W TIL the creator of the Child’s Play franchise has pitched a crossover with Freddy Krueger titled Child’s Play on Elm St. The foundations have been laid in Bride of Chucky where Freddy’s bladed glove features in a scene.
abXN TIL that from its discovery in 1947 until 2007, there were only 14 confirmed human cases of Zika infection worldwide. In the past two years there have been an estimated 1.5 million infections in Brazil alone.
l8L5 TIL that the use of the phrase “Checkmate” is a mispronunciation of the original Persian, “ Shäh mät!”, which means the king is helpless
oOBW TIL Walt Disney had his mustache accidentally lit on fire by the animator Ken Anderson. Ken was worried that he’d be fired, and it was showing in his work, so Walt shaved his mustache and spent the week eating lunch with Ken so he wouldn’t feel so alienated.
4knmX TIL that Sue, one of the most complete T. Rex skeletons ever discovered, was discovered on a Sioux reservation. This caused a five-year legal dispute over ownership, after which the skeleton’s owner auctioned it for $7.6 million.