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TIL that there is such a thing as a two-story outhhouse

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8akbL TIL about White Tower restaurants started in the 1920s, which was a knock off of White Castle, had staff dressed as nurses to help give the impression that it was a hygienic place to eat.
464J TIL babylonians had museums 2500 years ago
b9RW4 TIL : "Come Together" was inspired by a request from Timothy Leary to write a song for his campaign for governor of California against Ronald Reagan, which promptly ended when Leary was sent to prison for possession of marijuana.
g5KA TIL that a guy once required a desk made of Lego in his employment contract and that his employer actually held up their end of the deal
ONe TIL after winning 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, African-American track star Jesse Owens was not invited to the White House or recognized in any way by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Instead, it was Adolf Hitler who gave Owens a special commemorative gift.