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TIL the Paris Mosque helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs

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x6Xgb TIL that seaweeds, like kelp, are not plants. They belong in the kingdom Protista. Seaweeds lack the vascular system and roots of a plant; they can absorb the water and nutrients they need directly from the ocean.
RGma TIL rocker Keith Moon was so destructive to hotel property that once he insisted that the limo return to the hotel because he forgot something. He then went up to his room and tossed the television into the swimming pool below. When he got back into the limo he said, “I nearly forgot.”
awnyN TIL that God Bless America was written by a Russian immigrant. This Russian immigrant was Irving Berlin.
oBX7W TIL Tchaikovsky, famous Russian classical composer, lived a life of tragedy. His mother died while he was in boarding school, his close friend died, his 13-year relationship ended, he had to keep his homosexuality private all his life, and he died a sudden death at 53 years old.
4YWX TIL of the Pig War between the US and Canada over disputed territory in Washington and BC. The only casualty was the pig.