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TIL that Billy Joel's last hit "We didn't start the fire" that chronicled 40 years of US and World history in song was inspired by a discussion that Billy Joel had with Sean Lennon, the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Sadly, only 5 of the 59 people that are mentioned in the song are still alive.

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6b1m TIL that there is a bookstore in Portland, Oregon that takes up an entire city block
Y7ygd TIL that George Washington moved his slaves in and out of Pennsylvania every 6 months to avoid them taking advantage of a law whereby slaves residing in the state longer than that could claim freedom
gMee9 TIL a gymnast survived jumping from a building on the fourth story because he did a summersault and landed on his feet.
e0Ppb TIL during a visit to Japan in 1932, Charlie Chaplin was nearly assassinated in an ultranationalist coup d'état. While the Prime Minister was assassinated in his residence, Chaplin likely survived because he was watching a sumo wrestling match with the Prime Minister's son.
d88w9 TIL that saying "God Bless You" when someone sneezes likely originated from the time of the bubonic plague wherein one of the symptoms of the disease is sneezing. Saying "God bless you" to someone who just sneezed serves as a prayer for the person for his otherwise certain death.