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TIL it is illegal in Syracuse, NY to throw a snowball, you're "endangering the public."

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yV8va TIL during its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times.
v1Y6x If the task requires creativity or mental rotation, music can increase performance.
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