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TIL of the term “Drawbridge Mentality”, a term used to describe people who move into a community they consider “unspoilt”, then oppose any form of inward migration and development.

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6EM1Y TIL During World War 1, on Christmas Eve/Day, soldiers ceased fire and mingled together, singing carols, exchanging gifts, and even playing soccer/football. It is often seen as a symbolic moment of peace and humanity amidst one of the most violent events of human history.
9Y4y6 TIL Brent Spiner recorded an album of 1940s hits with Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn and LeVar Burton as backup vocalists
GApag TIL Harriet Mordaunt after being convicted of adultery with Prince Edward of wales (King Edward VII), her father intervened with the courts that no impropriety had happened so she was deemed insane and spent the rest of her life in various asylums.
ADJe7 TIL: about The Battle Of Blair Mountain - the largest labor uprising in United States history and the largest organized armed uprising since the American Civil War. For five days from late August to early September 1921, some 10,000 armed coal miners confronted 3,000 police and strike-breakers.
J1wx1 TIL that 81% of people say that email is still their primary form of communication at work