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TIL that Lil Wayne once officiated a same-sex wedding while in jail

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X06n8 TIL a shower should only be 5-10 minutes long
7rnbZ TIL "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" was written to spread awareness of disappearing Gothic architecture. For this reason, the book contains unnecessarily elaborate passages describing the settings of various scenes
4XYRN TIL after only 4 years of primary school, German children are placed on one of four tracks: Hauptschule for less academic students, Realschule for intermediary students, Gymnasium for academic students, or Gesamtschule (comprehensive school). Only Gymnasium entitles one to attend university
JYO91 TIL Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, & Eddie Van Halen all have something in common - none of them can read sheet music.
e07QL TIL of Boustrophedon or "Ox-Turning", a method where ancient writers would write left-to-right on one line and right-to-left (mirrored) on the next line, alternating each line until the end of the writing; a method that is easier to read than what we read today.