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TIL Christmas was banned in Boston from 1659 to 1681

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l7x8G TIL all foreign and domestic students can study for free at public German universities regardless of what country you're from!
wLdmM TIL: The US military was already using UAV drone technology in WWII. The primary manufacturer at that time, Radioplane Company, had a drone assembler named Norma Jeane Dougherty, who eventually changed her name to Marilyn Monroe.
J1J1 TIL that according to an international survey of 5,000 people, 91% of men and 84% of women have fantasized about killing someone.
0GMN TIL that Frank Zappa’s Grammy-winning album “Jazz From Hell” received a parental advisory sticker even though it is a collection of instrumental pieces and contains no lyrics at all
klN1 TIL a group of hedgehogs is called a “prickle.”