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TIL on Halloween in 1919, kids broke windows, overturned garbage cans, rushed street cars and burnt down a barn and the police responded by negotiating with teenagers, re-righting garbage cans and making sure all kids went home to bed. No arrests were made.

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R7w78 TIL Will Friedle of "Boy Meets World" fame stopped acting on camera due to a anxiety disorder he was diagnosed with in his early 20s, and only does voice overs. His return as Eric Matthews in "Girl Meets World" was his first onscreen appearance since the end of "Boy Meets World".
QyLE TIL the late-President of the University of California described the three purposes of a university are “To provide sex for the students, sports for the alumni, and parking for the faculty.”
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LpOQ TIL that derived from the Greek, the word ‘utopia’ literally means 'nowhere’.