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TIL The Stonewall Inn was owned by the US Mafia

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wogBE Today I learned what a VISBILITY Brigade is.
4nVR TIL in 1969, a store manager in Sydney, Australia was arrested by a Vice Squad for displaying a poster image of Michelangelo’s masterpiece David because the statue depicts David nude.
lomAB TIL that there are fewer than 366 North Atlantic right whales left
16pmP TIL I learned that Post was the leader in cereal until the Great Depression when it pulled back on advertising. Kellogg overtook Post, in just one example showing companies should keep advertising during recessions
9wdeX TIL the United States travel advisory for Americans going to Somalia include: “have a designated family member for hostage negotiations” and "draft a will."