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TIL In 1894 Hart Massey left Massey Hall to all the people of Toronto, asking that tickets would remain accessible for the poor. "Ideally, once all expenses were paid, Massey wanted tickets for a season of lectures to sell for $1."

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j69jR TIL that the American Revolutionary War extended to the modern-day Bahamas where Continental Marines conducted the Marine Corps’ first ever amphibious landing in Nassau to seize gunpowder.
JYbZQ TIL A weapon named Agent Orange was used in Vietnam War. It's aim was to destoy forests and make the bombing easier. But its horrific effects can be seen even in the recently born kids. It is also the cause of painful and slow deaths of many American soldiers who were present in the area.
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wLQDE TIL that musician Moby claimed in his second memoir to have been in a relationship with actress Natalie Portman when she was 18. Portman denied it, saying “my recollection is a much older man being creepy with me when I just had graduated high school.” Moby canceled his book tour and apologized.