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TIL That Beginner’s Luck actually has some basis behind it.

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7wOL TIL Aluminum Christmas trees dropped in popularity after their negative portrayal in A Charlie Brown Christmas
M7Nx0 TIL a volcano caused the creation of Frankenstein. Indonesia's Mt. Tambora erupted in 1815, and the next summer was Europe's coldest on record. Shelley, Byron, & friends were on vacation but had to stay inside, so they came up with scary stories, such as "Frankenstein", and the modern vampire.
wekJ TIL there is a registered satirical party in Germany named “The Party”(politically). Their youth organisation is the “Hintner Jugend”. Their goals are to rebuild the Berlin Wall, a CEO quota for lazy people and making the tax system even more complicated (among others).
Lwj0 TIL the Roman Emperor Caracalla slaughtered 20,000 Egyptians because they made a play mocking him
J1APB TIL about The King of Intergalactic Chic, Larry LeGaspi, who designed the original KISS outfits.