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TIL postwar Warsaw, Poland was rebuilt using 18th century paintings.

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PYkPL TIL that the Guinness world record for the longest album title is held by Chumbawamba, with a 156 word long album usually shortened to "The Boy Bands Have Won". (Full title in comments)
Vr5p TIL in 1990 disabled activists got out of their wheelchairs and crawled up the steps of the Capitol, inconveniencing Senators to encourage a vote on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
QJYDe TIL that there are certain companies (Eternal Reefs) that turns dead bodies into an Ocean Leaf. They mix the cremated remains of a person to create a pearl which is then encased in reef baals and dropped to sea where it provides a new habitat for fish and sea life and encourages vibrant ecosystem.
5Gmn TIL: In the 1970’s two factions: hippies and cops played football against one another in a series of games immortalized as “Pigs vs Freaks”.
16BZD TIL famed Mexican wrestler El Santo's brother was actually the one that innovated a high-flying style of wrestling whereas his impact went beyond the ring and into film.