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TIL that an estimated over 10 million people protested the war in Iraq in February of 2003, making it the largest protest ever.

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M716A TIL The White City of Tel Aviv was constructed from the early 1930s to 1950s, based on the urban plan by Sir Patrick Geddes, reflecting modern organic planning principles. It is not a 'garden city', but an urban entity based on an environmental approach
YpOnZ TIL an actor accidentally slit his own throat on stage while performing a suicide scene in a play based on Mary, Queen of Scots. The prop knife he was supposed to have used had been switched with a real one. If he’d cut a little deeper, he would have died.
8adeb TIL that China, even though is almost as wide as the continental United States, only shares 1 time zone due to the CP desire for unified control.
a8GLo TIL John Wilkes Booth thought it was God's will that he assassinate Abraham Lincoln. He also believed slavery was God's greatest blessing to the nation, since he believed he viewed slavery the same way as the original framers of the constitution.
7xxL TIL that when North and South Dakota were admitted to the US, President Harrison asked the Secretary of State to shuffle the documents so no one would know which was admitted first