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TIL in 1926, the City of New York passed several laws banning dancing in public spaces without a special license. The laws are still enforced today.

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Y7Yk7 TIL The Football War, AKA the Soccer War or the 100 Hour War, was a brief military conflict fought between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. Existing tensions between the two countries coincided with rioting during a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
aV1L TIL the average color of the universe is a beigeish white, and is named “Cosmic Latte”
vPyWB TIL Since 1986, Playboy magazine has sponsored the College Fiction Contest. Playboy’s editors read thousands of entries and chose one undergraduate or graduate student’s story for inclusion in the October issue
a769 TIL of Robert Johnson, a blues singer who allegedly sold his soul to the devil for fame. He saw no fame in his lifetime, but died at the age of 27, and became known as one of the greatest blues singers ever afterwards.
9Y66D TIL that President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House. Then, Reagan took them down. Now, one is in China.