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TIL that Wagner’s music was a major source of inspiration for Hitler and as a result no Wagner has been performed in Israel until very recently.

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VMLND TIL that the gin and tonic was invented as a result of the British being unable to stomach the taste of bitter malaria medication in India
jkj TIL it’s a common prank in Japan to shove your fingers into someones ass. It’s called Kancho
yVkKV TIL about Saint-Malo, Brittany. This city on the French coast has some of the highest tides in Europe, rising as high as 40 feet during parts of the year, and the water withdrawing hundreds of yards. A sea wall, built in the 17th century, protects the city from the tides.
kZld TIL in 2009 a woman caused a riot at a Columbus, Ohio, Burlington Coat Factory after it became clear to customers, whom she had offered store-wide to purchase all orders up to $500 from her lottery winnings, that she had no money.
KYO7B TIL that Richard Gere was banned from being an Oscar presenter in 1993 when denouncing the situation in Tibet when he was announcing the nominees. This led to him being banned from visiting China and most of the main Hollywood studios blackballed him, so he mostly acted in independent films