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TIL that before water fountains were used for people to drink water freely in public, people used to drink from something called the "common cup", a publicly shared and very unhygienic cup or ladle-type spoon attached by string.

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K7kJ TIL the Iranian Embassy in Washington, D.C. in the 1970s was an extravagant nonstop party-house that attracted movie stars, politicians, and socialites alike to partake in endless decadence and hedonism, from champagne and caviar to sexual favors and recreational drugs
yVlOw TIL although New Brunswick is the only official bilingual province in Canada, the most bilingual province is Quebec (55% of bilingual Canadians) whose only official language is French
mx6rP TIL The Beatles song "She Said She Said" on Revolver was written after a party in 1965. John Lennon and George Harrison were on LSD, and actor Peter Fonda creeped them out by telling them "I know what it’s like to be dead." Lennon responded "You’re making me feel like I’ve never been born."
vP5Zr TIL Emperor Genghis Khan's conquests caused such devastation that vegetation regrowth in his enemies' former lands led to a notable decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.
yQOjJ TIL of Julio Macias Gonzalez, a 17 year old from Mexico City, who died after his girlfriend gave him a hickey. The suction resulted in a blood clot, which traveled to his brain, causing a stroke.