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TIL LaGuardia Airport was built on the site of a former amusement park owned by piano manufacturer William Steinway.

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R6Bj TIL if you donate $2 to the Dave Thomas Foundation through Wendy’s, you’ll receive a free frosty with your order for the rest of 2017
oBrxo TIL "Under God" was not in the US pledge of allegiance until 1954, and "In God We Trust" was not on US money until 1956. Both were added by Dwight Eisenhower.
X09G6 TIL that Weird Al Yankovic doesn't need permission (under US copyright law) to make a parody of someone's song. He does so as a personal rule to maintain good relationships.
x6rN7 TIL: Hoovervilles were shantytowns built by the homeless during the Great Depression. They were named after President Herbert Hoover, who was in office when the Depression began.
588Q TIL researchers have found that people are more likely to engage in sexual and aggressive behaviors when drunk in societies where it’s commonly believed that alcohol intoxication leads to those behaviors; this phenomenon is known as the ‘think-drink effect’.