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TIL the world’s first pro-LGBT organization was found in 1897 in current Germany; they sought to repeal a law that criminalized sex between males and amongst the people that signed their petition was Albert Einstein

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1ared TIL An increasing number of schools and companies in Japan encourage their students and employees to cry as a way of relieving stress and improving mental health. There are also people who are called "namida sensei" meaning "tears teacher"
wLgx6 TIL about the Gallery of Beauties, a collection of paintings of the most beautiful women from München, Germany between 1827 and 1850.
Y7daB TIL that the Reichstag fire was used as a pretext for the Reichstag Decree which suspended civil liberties to pursue a "ruthless confrontation" with the Communists.
8egGa TIL Citizen Kane did not win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
Bg7Lx TIL: In 1842, John Francis aimed a pistol at Queen Victoria but the gun did not fire and the assailant escaped. The following day, Victoria drove the same route in an attempt to bait Francis into taking a second aim. As expected, Francis shot at her, but he was seized by plainclothes policemen.