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TIL “Licensed to Ill” by the Beastie Boys was originally going to be named “Don’t be a Fagot” but Columbia wouldn’t allow it

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m18jP TIL that multiple undetonated bombs have been found in Pompeii. As a result of Allied bombing during World War II, it is estimated that between seven and ten unexploded bombs remain in the unexcavated portions of the site. The last time one went off was over thirty years ago.
VMoZ8 TIL that in the UK, over 100,000 knifes have been used to make a 26 foot sculpture of an angel to highlight the countries growing knife crime problem. All the knifes used in the statue had been confiscated by or surrendered to the police. The sculpture is called Knife Angel.
4Llb TIL Morocco was the first nation to recognize American independence from the British Empire. In honor of this fact, Thomas Jefferson held a Ramadan celebration at the White House when he became President.
wLejY TIL Margot Robbie initially thought the script for I, Tonya was fiction. She wasn't aware of Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan or anything to do with the knee-bashing incident. Since there was no one who could match Tonya's skating technique they had to handle it with visual effects
woAgP TIL after eating their oxen and nearly dying of thirst William Manly lead a wagon out of a valley in California when someone in the group turned to say "Goodbye, Death Valley!" The name stuck and places in the area are named after Manly