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TIL The Beastie Boys used to open for themselves in disguise as a heavy metal band

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m14M TIL If you have ever worked with the CIA in any capacity you are permanently precluded from working with the Peace Corps
prE8 TIL the remaining members of Monty Python sang “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” at Graham Chapman’s funeral
5VnAp TIL the term "Spinster" for an older unmarried woman came from the late Middle Ages, married tradeswomen had an easier time obtaining higher-status, higher-income work than their unmarried peers. Unmarried women ended up with lower-status, lower-income jobs like combing, carding, and spinning wool.
vPjAr TIL: Wearing glasses used to have a negative connotation as it relates to moneylenders. This led to Hitler refusing to be photographed in glasses. However, recently glasses make individuals seem smarter and defense attorneys have since used the "nerd defense" by making violent defendants wear them.
E1EBo TIL Zimbabwe has the highest literacy rate in Africa with 92%. Zimbabwean graduates are well sought after throughout the world