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TIL that The Doors, in the space of just three-and-a-half years, managed to release 6 studio albums and one live recording. Jim Morrison’s sudden death in 1971 brought their brief but explosive run to an end, making their achievements in such a short period even more impressive.

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GY8BJ TIL earmuffs were invented in 1873 by a 15 year old farmer’s son with an elementary-level education who was tired of his ears getting cold while ice skating. It led to his hometown of Farmington, Maine being known as the “earmuff capital of the world”
AeGd TIL that the word “quisling”, or a person who collaborates with an enemy occupying force, is derived from a man named Vidkun Quisling, who headed a domestic Nazi collaborationist regime in Norway during the Second World War. His name is now synonymous with the word “traitor”.
rNaVy TIL when McDonald County, Missouri seceded in 1961 after being left out of tourism brochures, a local group of Civil War re-enactors formed a regiment to defend the Union and marched on McDonald County, leading to the Battle of Noel.
9AmG TIL that up until 1933 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons were released into the air at the conclusion of the parade and would stay airborne above the city for as long as a week. A return address was stitched in and people who returned them received $100 reward.
nWXlB TIL, a guide to London's prostitutes, including ratings of their looks and what sexual acts they performed was published in the 18th century: Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies