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TIL That Gandhi wrote a letter to Adolf Hitler in an effort to prevent WWII from escalating

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4X9aa TIL that the Hasty Pudding Theatricals is a theatrical student society at Harvard University, known for its burlesque crossdressing musicals. Alumni include Teddy Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan, John Quincy Adams, Joshua Max Brener (Bighead on the Silicon Valley TV show), and Ted Kennedy, among others.
5VB6P TIL In 2020, The North American Scrabble Players Association banned racial slurs and other offensive words from official play, a decision which was controversial among top players.
l7M8r TIL that in 1797, conditions at Rugby School were so bad that the pupils staged a "Great Rebellion". The headmaster's office was blown up with gunpowder and troops had to be called in to restore order. The ringleader later rose to the rank of General in the British Army.
78Qkb TIL There is a cat breed Lykoi (commonly called wolf cat or werewolf cat). And this cat looks like something out of a horror movie.
dDKMr TIL driving one mile uses the equivalent petroleum needed to make 14 plastic bags. A 24mpg car with a 15 gallon tank equivalently burns over 5000 plastic bags per fill.