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TIL that Pythagoras of The Pythagoras Theorem was a cult leader who claimed he could speak with animals, time travel and had an extreme hatred for Fava Beans.

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l7MLG TIL about composer Claude Vivier’s murder in 1983, which some believe was actually an elaborate suicide. Vivier was stabbed to death by a man he picked up at a bar. Later an unfinished score of Vivier’s was found in which the protagonist Claude is stabbed to death by a man he meets in the subway.
7ApZ TIL in Philadelphia there are such things as “courtesy cards” which are often given to the friends or family of a police officer and they allow the user to get out of minor offenses such as speeding or running a stop sign if given to a police officer while they’re writing the ticket.
4XmVo TIL Cyndi Laupers hit song "all through the night" was first recorded and written by Jules Shear. Unlike many covers that do not include the original artist, Jules sings throughout Cyndi's recording as backing vocalist and does a heartfelt performance.
xjND TIL that the “Switch Witch” (aka the “Santa of October”) is something anti-candy parents are doing on Halloween. A child leaves out their bag of candy and the Switch Witch replaces it with an awesome toy.
KY904 TIL Quentin Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, was a pilot who was killed in combat in WW1. For propaganda purposes, Germany made a postcard of the dead pilot and his plane, However, this was met with shock by Germans, who were impressed that a president's son died on active duty.