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TIL Alabama Song, made famous by the Doors, was originally written as a poem by Bertolt Brecht in 1925.

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Wk7E4 TIL that in 1935 the mayor of New York City banned the sale of artichokes after the mob took control of the industry during the "Artichoke Wars"
MeGB TIL that if a body of water is labeled a sea, then international traffic must be allowed through it; if it’s a lake, then there is no such requirement. This has caused disputes regarding the Caspian Sea, which is called a sea but is technically a lake
a8gVL TIL That in 2005, anarchist punk band “Chumbawamba” recorded an EP to be released upon the death of Margaret Thatcher. It was then released in 2013, 4 months after the band had disbanded
kO1Xm TIL Soundcloud was blocked in Turkey in 2014 because a user “haramzadeler” (“bastards” in Turkish) uploaded seven privately recored phonecalls between the now president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, politicians and businessmen, that revealed illegal activity and possible bribery.
WklyX TIL that by sheer coincidence, Finnair flight 666, at 13 o'clock on Friday the 13th with a 13 year old Airbus Jet, landed safely in HEL (Helsinki) airport in 2017.