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TIL that NYC approved the use of rat birth control to curb its rat population

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16l9D TIL it’s Mourning Dove, not “Morning” Dove
e8DD TIL in a letter called the Ashtiname, Muhammad called on followers of Islam to protect Christians “in any place they may dwell.” Violators would be regarded as having “despised [God’s] Religion, and made himself deserving of His Curse, whether he is a Sultan or any other believer of Islam.”
gyEy TIL After Paul McCartney dreamed the melody to “Yesterday” and woke up thinking he subconsciously plagiarized the song, he would play a demo to other bands to make sure the song wasn’t theirs.
OoXaa TIL that a TV news crew were filming on the streets of New York when Flight 11 hit the North Tower, but managed to get only audio of the actual crash.
Gymj TIL Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, often used for horror movies and vampire scenes, was originally written to showcase the organ in a church