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97Zp TIL: Frank Sinatra hated Rock and Roll “the most brutal, ugly, desperate vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear.”
R5VB4 TIL a significant part of what is now Belgium skipped Christmas in 1582, going from December 20th on the Julian calendar to December 31st on the Gregorian calendar.
j6Mgn TIL that the ancient Mayan city of Caracol in modern-day Belize was founded in 1200 BCE, held more than double the population of the largest current day city in Belize (of 61,461), and the one of its temples, Caana, built ~9th century CE, is still the tallest building in the country today.
OGMZR TIL the Pinkerton Detective Agency never went out of business and is still in operation today, now, as a division of Securitas.
6bnY TIL Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf under his cap to keep him cool. He changed it every 2 innings.