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TIL the Marine corps was founded in a tavern

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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”.
YkNZ TIL the UK’s military satellite family is called Skynet.
6E4El TIL Stalin was hit by a horse-drawn carriage twice as a child, which led to permanent damage of his left arm. This injury exempted him from fighting in WW I where he would have likely died. -
yVYyl TIL that britney spears's song 3 is 3 minutes and 33 seconds long
m1goR TIL that after the European arrival in the Americas, the mass dying of the native population may have contributed to the global temperature drop from the 16th to 18th century.