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TIL Morocco was a haven for gay tourists during the 1950s

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Mm97 TIL because of its very low freezing point, whale oil saw widespread use in the aerospace industry.
LkYy9 TIL about the Bard Prison Initiative, a program providing college education to inmates across various prisons in NY. Nationally, ~80% of inmates will return to prison within 9 years of release. BPI graduates have a recidivism rate of only 4%.
e0YPn TIL that Paul McCartney’s song ‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’, written after the British army murdered innocent civillians in Derry on Bloody Sunday, wasn’t allowed to be broadcast on radio.
BrwlW TIL that term "laser" originated as an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation".
4k1Ag TIL about the Great Stalactite Organ created over three years by Leland W. Sprinkle at the Luray Caverns in Virginia by finding and shaving certain stalactites to produce specific notes. Recordings were sold on vinyl and cassette and can be found online and through music streaming services.