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TIL Boston wasn't a band when 'More than a Feeling' became a hit

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p84gZ TIL the Yucatan Peninsula got its name when the first Spanish explorers asked the Aztecs where they were and they said, "Yucatan," which means "I don't understand what you are saying" in their language and the Spanish thought that it was the name of the place.
Erkx TIL Records show that 50,000 American soldiers deserted in the European theater during World War II
P1Qyg TIL about a man under the pseudonym "Kirk Allen" who became deluded that a sci-fi book series was actually the story of his life. He filled in the blanks with elaborate details and hallucinated himself in those settings. He was treated by Robert Lindner, who himself became obsessed with the books.
W7xAY TIL that there is a school in MA for people with developmental disabilities that uses shock treatment and even with 6 deaths over its history, is still ongoing
wDW TIL Netflix has been around since 1997