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TIL Pilgrims were fleeing religious persecution but only because they preached intolerance and did not put up with political or religious dissent.

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oBJEE TIL in 1983 US Interior Department secretary James Watt banned the Beach Boys from playing at the National Mall, saying the concerts encouraged drug use and attracted the wrong element. He was forced to apologize after finding Ronald Reagan was a fan.