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TIL the Grammy awards were invented to counter the exploding popularity of Rock ‘n Roll in the 1950’s

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8e18 TIL in the German Army, soldiers are obliged to disobey any order they think would violate human dignity. Few, if any other armies have this rule
e0XWE TIL that the The White House became one of the first wheelchair-accessible government buildings in Washington during FDR presidency
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QJGvp TIL The Princess Bride had an alternate ending with Fred Savage looking out his window and see the four heroes on horseback. Andre the Giant was too heavy for a horse so they set up a cable system. That day of shooting Andre showed up drunk and workers had to lift a drunk giant on that horse.