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TIL that the Oregon Compulsory Education Act was enacted in part because the faiths of Catholics and Jews were viewed as “incompatible with American values”.

by whatilearned August 13, 2022, 2:40 pm

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TIL of a spider that presents from behind a tough, flat, circular shield resembling the cover of a manhole. The ravine trapdoor spider is the common name of a rare, oddly shaped North American spider. This spider looks as though the end of its abdomen, rear segment of the body, had been sliced off.

by whatilearned August 13, 2022, 10:47 am

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TIL Psycho (1960) set a new level of acceptability for violence, deviant behavior and sexuality in American films, and is widely considered to be the earliest example of the slasher film genre. Hitchock was initially against the music in the shower scene but the composer ignored his direction

by whatilearned August 13, 2022, 3:43 am

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TIL that over 90% of American movies made before 1929 are lost, no copies are known to exist

by whatilearned August 11, 2022, 5:33 pm

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TIL American gas prices are less than half of Danish gas prices

by whatilearned August 11, 2022, 3:11 pm

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What’s up with the american military?

by cringeyjokesman August 11, 2022, 6:30 am

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TIL: In 2022, the debut studio album by American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), was added to the American National Recording Registry

by whatilearned August 10, 2022, 1:55 pm

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What kind of wine would pair well with Kraft’s American cheese?

by QuestionGuy August 10, 2022, 5:52 am

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TIL that since 2016, there are more American tourists in Iceland than Icelanders themselves

by whatilearned August 9, 2022, 8:35 pm

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An American businessman was at the pier

by cringeyjokesman August 9, 2022, 5:17 pm

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An American and a Russian were arguing about the differences in their countries.

by cringeyjokesman August 8, 2022, 11:54 pm

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TIL in 2007, Somali pirates siezed a North Korean cargo vessel. The ship’s distress call was responded by an American Warship where they retook the ship and gave medical assistance to North Koreans. After this incident, the North Korean media expressed gratitude to the the United States.

by whatilearned August 8, 2022, 5:50 pm

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