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TIL: Osaka Castle is the world's most loved building

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KDeR TIL in 1970 cannabis was placed in Schedule-1 category of controlled drugs “Temporarily” while the Nixon Administration awaited the Shafer Report, which ended up calling for the immediate end to cannabis prohibition.
16Ao7 TIL that Babeuf, part of a failed coup attempt during the French Revolution, was guillotined while near death as he stabbed himself in the chest multiple times after hearing the verdict
M770V TIL that the Grateful Dead's 1995 summer tour is commonly referred to as the "Tour of Doom." 3 concertgoers were struck by lightning in DC and ticketless fans in Indiana tore down a fence and stormed the venue prompting a huge police response.
OGVAe TIL that World War One flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker became a long-time head of Eastern Air Lines and survived well into the 1970s
kGo5 TIL that in Iceland a ‘Naming Committee’ exists that maintains a pre-approved list of male and female names. it is illegal to call your son/daughter something not appearing on these lists.