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TIL that M&Ms are the official candy of The White House.

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8kLb TIL that the same company that produced the Zyclon B gas for Auschwitz also created the anti-graffiti coating for the Holocaust memorial in Berlin
d8w69 TIL about Takanakuy, a festival held on the 25th of December by people from the Chumbivilcas Province in Peru. The festival consists of drinking, dancing and fist fighting each other to settle old conflicts, much like Christmas is celebrated in my family.
x6BAg TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger Pays $1 To Warner Bros Every Year For His Infamous Mr. Freeze Costume From Batman And Robin.
ye9J TIL A ‘Republic’ places sovereignty in each individual person, whereas a 'Democracy’ is essentially a dictatorship of the Majority.
vPEpR TIL the 2004 Madrid train bombings (also known as 11M) that occurred March 11th, 2004 resulted in 193 deaths precisely 911 days after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. The main perpetrators went on to receive combined prison sentences of over 100,000 years.