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TIL: A former President of the University of Chicago said that colleges and universities would “find themselves converted into educational hobo jungles” if Congress made it easier for war veterans to attend those institutions.

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M78K TIL every Prime Minister of the UK gives sealed orders to the commanders of four British submarines with details on what to do if the British state is ever destroyed by an enemy nuclear strike.
16VYr TIL that in the year 301, a stonemason was falsely accused of being a woman’s estranged husband. He allegedly fled up a mountain, built a monastery, and lived as a hermit. The isolated mountain community has been self-governing ever since, and is now the modern nation of San Marino.
8YZa TIL The guy that punched Snooki had to join the army after losing his job
xVxg7 TIL that the majority of MF Doom and Madlib's Madvillainy was recorded in an old bomb shelter in Mount Washington, Los Angeles.
YpGb7 TIL the NFL doesn't play on Friday and Saturday because the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act prohibits them from doing so to protect fans of college and high school football.