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TIL It is considered bad luck to say the word "Macbeth" in a theater production, which is why production's refer to it as "The Scottish Play"

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wo8WP TIL Pittsburgh is the only city where all the major sports teams (MLB, NHL, NFL) have the same colors: Black and gold.
w8r7 TIL Roald Dahl (author of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’)was a real life James Bond who seduced women to gain intelligence during WWII.
e04ag TIL about Patrick's Pub and Grill, a bar that's split in half on the border of Georgia and Tennessee. What's even stranger is that the Georgia half is in a "dry county", meaning that any alcohol purchased on the Tennessee side cannot be brought to the Georgia side - all within the same restaurant.
j9LQ TIL of 22 year old Herbert K. Pililaau, the first Hawaiian Medal of Honor recipient, who killed 40 advancing North Korean soldiers by himself to cover the retreat of his squad. His weapons- one rifle, his grenades, found rocks, a trench knife, and his bare hands.
VB04k TIL the Scrabble game was created by Alfred Butts in Queens, New York in 1931. It didn’t became a sensation until 1952 when the President of Macy’s fell in love with the game and placed an order so large Butts could fill it. The company was sold and two years later 4 millions games were made.