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TIL in 1917, WWI U.S. troops in Paris stopped at the grave (composed of soil from the U.S.) of French Revolutionary War Hero, Marquis de Lafayette, and proclaimed “Lafayette, we are here!”

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n0kB TIL The children’s book “Rascal” became popular in Japan in the 1970’s which let to a mass importation of pet raccoons for kids. When people realized raccoons are TERRIBLE pets they were released and there are wild raccoons causing problems in Japan to this day.
4kMpR TIL Snoop Dogg has his own animated kids channel on YT with original songs that, some how, are all bangers.
GxAJ TIL Australia hasn’t had a recession in almost 25 years.
MRM7 TIL Atlanta police fired 39 shots at a 92-year-old woman during a raid of her home. She was killed by 5 or 6 of the shots. It was later discovered that they planted drugs in her home, and the evidence that led to the raid was falsified.
wLjo6 TIL in 1993 Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn paid kidnapper Ray Marion Cuddy $1.45 million in $100 bills for the return of his daughter. Cuddy was caught soon after trying to buy a Ferrari Testarossa with $100 bills.