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TIL A 3rd grade girl was expelled for a year because her grandmother sent her to school with a birthday cake and a knife to cut the cake. The teacher used the knife to cut the cake, then reported the girl to the authorities as having a dangerous weapon

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xBvw TIL that in 1988 Reagan prevented the Senate from putting sanctions on Iraq for its violation of the Geneva Protocol on Chemical Weapons. The US also voted against a UN Security Council statement condemning Iraq’s use of chemical weapons
a1Xo TIL from a dictionary why the ancient Greek civilization of Sparta had no walls:“‘the Spartan king Agesilaus simply pointed to his fellow citizens, armed to the teeth, the most formidable soldiers in Greece: 'Here are the walls of the Spartans.’”
lZ6V TIL that Auroville an experimental township in India has its own political system, it’s own laws and with no currency, still a sustainable economy. There are currently 2345 people who live in harmony above all creed , all politics and all nationality. It’s main purpose is to realize human unity.
OGYPg TIL there was a early 2000’s boy band called Blue and that I never heard of them because the lead singer said "Who gives a fuck about New York when elephants are being killed?”… 1 month after 9/11… which happened while he was in NYC…
mx6bY TIL that two movies came out in the middle of 1990 based on the life of Henry Hill. “My Blue Heaven” was written by Nora Ephron. “Goodfellas” was written by Nicholas Pileggi. Ephron and Pileggi were married at the time.