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TIL The 18th century “Old Grapevine Tavern” in New York City was a popular hangout of Union officers and Confederate spies. Lawyers, politicians, actors, and artists would meet there. It was the ideal place to spread rumors & gossip, leading to the popular phrase “heard it through the grapevine”.

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