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TIL about the origins of the term "Anti-Semitism"

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a801y TIL that disbarment for a lawyer in Wisconsin is only temporary
kOQ01 TIL Leonardo Di Caprio has an age limit of 25 for his girlfriends. Only three of all the women he's dated were 25 years old, but by the following year, he was on to the next girl.
ne6Kr TIL following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Walt Disney Studios was taken over and converted by the U.S. Army into an anti-aircraft base in fears that Japanese bombers would soon reach Los Angeles. It remained the only time a Hollywood studio came under military occupation in history.
OGaEa TIL the gold ball at the top of a US flag pole is called a ‘finial ball’ and traditionally contains a razor blade, match, and a single bullet.
NOAM TIL the Dalai Lama said, “If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”