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TIL that Disneyland Paris almost failed because they did not serve wine

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6EY5Y TIL that there was an outbreak of the plague in the US during the 20th Century
PYjrV TIL Robert E. Lee was opposed to the construction of Civil War monuments
Y7RnP TIL: The writer of Ben-Hur was a Union General, a Governor, and an Ambassador. He even has a museum in his hometown in Indiana. Lew Wallace seemingly had a crazy and awesome life.
E11NW Right after they invented the garage.
8aERZ TIL the Soviet Union held elections seeking the appearance of democracy, but only one candidate appeared on the ballot. In 1949, Ivan Burylov, protested this absurd ritual by writing the word ‘Comedy’ on his secret ballot. He was sentenced to 8 years in prison camps for his 'crime’.