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TIL that in 1998 a 24 year-old Mexican peed on the Arc de Triomphe, extinguishing the eternal flame that had been burning since 1921 in honor to the fallen in WWI.

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PYV1V TIL two weeks after South Carolina seceded from the Union New York City's Mayor proposed secession as well in order to continue its extraordinarily lucrative cotton trade with the seceded South.
YoXG TIL that New York City in the 70s was known as “Fear City” and a very blunt tourist notice was displayed in order to keep tourists from ending up in dangerous situations.
j6E1M TIL that publications keep "advance obituaries" for notable individuals in order to have large well-written articles as quickly as possible. Not only do these regularly get published early in error, but P.T. Barnum requested his be published early so he could read them on his deathbed. They did.
pYjZ TIL that there was a Princess warrior that refused to marry any man unless he was to first defeat her in a wrestling match. If the man lost, he must give her 100 horses. The Princess gained 10,000 horses and never married.
70gL TIL Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters frontman) to this day does not know how to read sheet music and plays all music by ear.