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TIL The giant underground ancient city of Derinkuyu was dicsovered when resident of the area found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home.

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Epx0 TIL that it became illegal to sell ice-cream sodas on a Sunday in the American town of Evanston during the late 19th century. To get around the problem some traders replaced the soda with syrup and called the dessert an “Ice Cream Sunday.” Today, we cherish them as “Sundaes”.
GAKm5 TIL: Japanese nobles, particularly children of the Imperial Family still receive their education at Gakushūin. It was founded in 1847 and meant to educate children of noble birth with limited spots to the public from preschool to university. Many current politicians and generals come from there.
negMo TIL That the adjective "excruciating" comes from crucifixion; "out of crucifying."
xVBD5 TIL thousands of sheep died in Dugway in 1968 due to a chemical weapons test
4XEkX TIL J.D. Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye, served in WW2 and landed on D-Day while carrying the first six chapters of the book with him. At the end of the war he checked himself into a mental institution. When he got out, he signed back up and participated in the denazification of Germany.