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TIL 4 Federal Indian boarding schools are still in operation.

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mxrVo TIL that Young Brothers Pharmacy, in Cartersville GA, is home to the first Coca-Cola wall mural. According to Coca-Cola, the mural was painted in 1894 on the side of Young Bros. Drug Company in downtown Cartersville. A Coca-Cola syrup salesman named James Coudon painted it.
PyRn TIL that suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US
GKLN TIL Howard Stern originally wanted to title his autobiography “Penis” so NY Times would have say “Howard Stern’s Penis is a best seller.”
0KK1 TIL that the USSR renamed its rocket base Baikonur in 1961 to keep the Soviet space program a secret. Residents of the original Baikonur, hundreds of km away, took advantage of the resulting confusion by ordering many valuable supplies for themselves before the scam was discovered.
Nv8J TIL the 3 timelines shown in The Grand Budapest Hotel were each shot in a different aspect ratio, to reflect the cinematic history of the period being depicted.