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TIL that during WWII, the US Navy discharged gay sailors at Treasure Island in San Francisco. This helped make SF both a refuge and a major travel destination for gay men.

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xV1n7 TIL the reason drummers have such a hard time playing exactly like Ringo Starr is because he’s a left handed drummer playing on a right handed set.
BrVnd TIL Some believe that if children wear glasses when they are young, they won’t need them later. Others think wearing glasses as a child makes one dependent on them later. Neither is true. Children need glasses because they are genetically nearsighted, farsighted, or astigmatic
9KK7 TIL Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was one of the first people to propose creating a Panama Canal
e04Ok TIL that Jamaica is the only country in the world whose flag does not contain the colors red, white or blue.
d8Rw8 TIL Studio Directors knew to film John Wayne’s scenes before noon, because by the afternoon he was a ‘real mean drunk’.