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TIL It costs $6 to visit Karl Marx' grave.

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xVxwB TIL that Louis Armstrong, an influential jazz figure, didn't receive formal musical training until he was arrested for firing a pistol at age 11. In there, the music teacher, Peter Davis, taught him how to play the bugle and cornet. In retrospect, Louis said that was when "me and music got married."
ADe9l TIL on Jan, 31, 2007, Boston PD mistook LED placards depicting 'The Moonites' for city wide bomb threat.
0JX5 TIL that every year in ancient Athens, citizens could vote to banish ANY person from the city-state for 10 years.
VBmr4 TIL A Spanish guy skipped work for 6 years while still being paid and was only discovered when he was going to be recognised for his hard work
Gdx4 TIL Reykjavik’s City Council decided to turn off city lights in order to allow residents to enjoy a fantastic Northern Lights display without artificial light pollution.