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Did you know the longest place name in the world is 85 letters long?

Nearly impossible to pronounce, Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu is a city in New Zealand and the name itself is 85 letters long. Good luck trying to repeat this did you know fact to your friends!
 
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The Japanese bombed Canada during WWII .

The Japanese sent 9,300 balloon bombs across the Pacific Ocean during WWII.

Though probably fewer than 1,000 made it all the way across, several did cause damage when they exploded into fiery balls in the northwestern USA and Southwestern Canada.

Called Fu-Go by the Japanese, they were designed primarily to start forest fires.
 
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Did You Know of Russian Night Witches?

The Russian Night Witches were female pilots who fought for Russia during WWII.

Their nickname supposedly originated among the German pilots who fought them. Most were young girls in their late teens and early twenties, and they flew their missions at night.

Some of the Night Witches earned the title of "ACE", such as Lily Litvak, who shot down 12 German aircraft before she herself was shot down in 1943. Another famous night witch, Katya Budanova, flew 66 combat missions in 1942 alone, and shot down a total of 21 German aircraft.
 
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Did You Know of Russian Night Witches?

The Russian Night Witches were female pilots who fought for Russia during WWII.

Their nickname supposedly originated among the German pilots who fought them. Most were young girls in their late teens and early twenties, and they flew their missions at night.

Some of the Night Witches earned the title of "ACE", such as Lily Litvak, who shot down 12 German aircraft before she herself was shot down in 1943. Another famous night witch, Katya Budanova, flew 66 combat missions in 1942 alone, and shot down a total of 21 German aircraft.
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I didn't know. Thanks. Women don't get enough recognition.
 
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The well known, over-the-counter preparation Petroleum Jelly was originally known as "rod wax" and came from an oil rig,

On the earliest oil rigs in Pennsylvania, the drillers would have an annoying build up of a waxy material on the machinery and they would have to clean it off or the machines would malfunction. They did find that if they rubbed the black waxy substance on cuts and abrasions they would heal faster. Robert Chesebrough, a chemist, worked with the substance and patented the lighter, distilled product he came up with, petrolatum or petroleum jelly. We also know it as Vaseline.

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Rod Wax. :ROFLMAO: I can see why they called it that but can't help but laugh about it.
 
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Did you know.

What the record is for heaviest turkey?

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H. B. Reese, of peanut butter cup fame, got his start as a dairyman on Milton Hershey's farm.
In 1917, Harry Burnett Reese took a job milking cows for Milton Hershey, the chocolate giant, eventually moving to a job in the factory.
He decided to go into business for himself after seeing the impressive amount of chocolate produced and sold by the Hershey Company.
Reese opened his factory not far from the Hershey Company, and labeled his candy "made in Hershey".
He and Hershey maintained a good working relationship, and Hershey even helped him over several financial and operational rough spots.
In 1963, Hershey Chocolate Corp. purchased the H.B. Reese candy Company.
 
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Monopoly is the most played board game in the world.​

Did you know facts about Monopoly? Here’s one. Over 275 million Monopoly boardgame sets have been sold worldwide. It has also been translated into 47 other languages apart from English.
 
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DID YOU KNOW.

Wedding rings are often placed on the third finger of the left hand because ancient Egyptians believed the vein in that hand (which the Romans called the 'vein of love') ran directly to the heart.
 
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Moon Amtrack is an annual gathering where people bare their buns to passing trains.
For more than 25 years, people have gathered annually in Laguna Nigel in Orange County, California to "Moon" passing Amtrac passenger trains.

Called "Moon Amtrac", the event is held on the second Saturday in July, beginning with the first train in the morning and continuing through the night. During the day the mooners smile and wave with their backsides bared. At night, they use strong flashlights and camping lanterns to highlight their activities.
 
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Greenland is officially the world’s largest island that is not a continent. It covers 836,300 square miles.
 
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Before World War II, few individuals or families owed income taxes. Due to a high personal exemption, only 1.1 percent of working-age people filed a return, according to the Tax Foundation, and about 17 percent of those filers did not have to pay income taxes.
 
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DID YOU KNOW ...

Before World War II, few individuals or families owed income taxes. Due to a high personal exemption, only 1.1 percent of working-age people filed a return, according to the Tax Foundation, and about 17 percent of those filers did not have to pay income taxes.
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Yes, I did.

And it bugs the hell outta me that our gubmit gets away with it.
 
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