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TIL that fortune-telling is illegal in New York.
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TIL The Hunchback of Notre-Dame was written by Victor Hugo as part of a campaign to preserve Gothic Architecture around Paris. Prior to the novel, the cathedral was in bad shape and at risk of eventual demolition. As a result of tourism from the book, Paris started restoration work instead.
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TIL of Gunnar Sønsteby, a member of the Norwegian resistance in WW2, whose Oslo Gang stole the printing plates for the kroner from the Central Bank and assassinated the Nazi head of police for Norway. He was the most highly decorated Norwegian citizen at the time of his death.
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TIL the Wampanoag and other tribes of the Eastern United States hold an annual demonstration every Thanksgiving called the Day of Mourning, to raise awareness toward historical and ongoing struggles facing Native American tribes.
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TIL that schizophrenia can be diagnosed with 98.3% accuracy using a simple eye test that tracks eye movement abnormalities
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TIL arguably one of the most pain labors in the animal kingdom is for a hyena. The have no opening for the vagina and give birth through a pseudo penis. That’s right, guys. Imagine giving birth through that thing….