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TIL that on 17th May 1972, 10,000 London school kids went on strike to march against caning, detention, uniforms and ‘headmaster dictatorships’. Abandoning lessons to march on County Hall, the government thought it so serious MI5 and the Special Branch were involved to spy on 'school activists.

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69EmX TIL of SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin. A German football club who, after the only other team in Berlin were kicked out the league got an unexpected promotion to the top league. The German FA wanted to keep a club in the city of Berlin for political reasons. They remain the worst team in Bundesliga history.
p8P1O TIL of a sidewalk curb in Hayward, California that unintentionally marked the progression of a fault line for decades - until the city infrastructure department unknowingly paved over it.
m8ME TIL a proton was detected traveling at 0.9999999999999999999999951c, with the kinetic energy of a thrown baseball. It was dubbed the ‘Oh-My-God Particle’
kJJAB TIL that the infamous "Meat Dress" Lady Gaga wore in 2010 has since been preserved by taxidermists who converted it into a form of beef jerky. Over twelve years later the dress is still intact and on display in Las Vegas.
O08R TIL That the current US flag was designed by a 17 year old who originally got a B- grade for it.