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TIL that Johnny Marks was a Jewish songwriter who wrote "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "A Holly Jolly Christmas", "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree" and other iconic Christmas songs.

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VMNAG TIL Grand Guignol was a theatre founded in 1897 in Paris, which specialised in gory horror acts. After WW2, audiences waned and it got closed in 1962. This is because by that time, many already heard or witnessed the real horrors of war. Thus, they didn’t find interest in such theatre anymore
VBQZ8 TIL In 1982 a game called “Custer’s Revenge” was released for the Atari 2600. The aim was to have sex with a Native American woman tied to a stake
nemb7 TIL Pirates kidnapped Caesar, and held him for ransom. Caesar was insulted at the ransom demand, which he saw as too low, and promised to crucify the pirates after he was free. ... After his freedom was purchased, he assembled a small army, which captured the pirates and crucified them
ADpKn TIL about Robert Pickton the Pig Farmer Killer who confessed to murdering 49 women 83-2002. There’s even speculation that he ground his victims up with pork and sold it to the public. He said he was disappointed that he didn’t get to 50 women and was caught because he was “sloppy”.
7Djx TIL the African nation of Eritrea is so repressive, residents have to get a special permit to have more than 2 guests over for dinner; if they fail to do so, their dinner is considered an illegal gathering and they may be jailed