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TIL that Homework was extremely controversial in the 1800s and early 1900. In 1901 California even banned homework for everybody under the age of 15.

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90MQ TIL that Pretty Boy Floyd, a bank robber in the 1920’s, would destroy mortgage documents during robberies, which freed many citizens of their debts.
woE9M TIL Bach wrote a number of pieces specifically for the lautenwerck, an instrument that no longer exists as none survived the 19th century. Their strings were made of sheep guts and Bach owned two
rN9D1 TIL the dreaded Emperor in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was portrayed by Marjorie Eaton, a 79 year old woman. (re-post, rule 2)
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P1pRG TIL that the NYC neighborhood of Marble Hill is in Manhattan, despite being attached to the Bronx and not physically part of Manhattan island