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TIL Ivy League Schools would take nude pictures of students as part of the admission process.

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yVQ8a TIL Yellowstone National Park allows visitors to spread loved one's ashes over the park via airplane
yQmPV TIL that the origin of high-heels can be traced back to 15th century Persia when soldiers wore them to help secure their feet in stirrups. Persian migrants brought the shoe trend to Europe, where male aristocrats wore them to appear taller and more formidable.
1aM5D TIL Steve Jobs considered taking LSD to be one of the most important occurrences in his entire life
gEW4 TIL in Kyoto, Japan there are five temples that have blood-stained ceilings. They use the floorboards from a castle where warriors killed themselves after holding off against an army for eleven days. You can still see footprints and outlines to this day.
xV5x1 TIL urine indicator dyes for pools are a myth. There is no such thing as a chemical that turns urine in swimming pools blue or red.