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TIL Paul McCartney played celery on a Beach Boys song

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16aoP TIL that the Korean War never ended. Although the fighting between North and South Korea and their respective allies ended in July 1953 when the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed, no peace treaty was ever signed, and the two Koreas are technically still at war, engaged in a frozen conflict.
4JQb TIL Jon Huntsman instituted a 4 day work week in Utah: 2/3 of employees said it made them more productive, it reduced conflict at home and work, led to higher staff morale, lower absenteeism, and cut carbon emissions by 14%
gk4b TIL In Ancient Sparta boys were punished for not answering questions Briefly and Wittily enough
BggBx TIL: Washington DC isn’t square because Alexandria county was returned to Virginia.
e0Gln TIL that the Eiffel Tower can become 15 cm taller in the summer due to thermal expansion