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TIL Lynyrd Skynyrd the band who had a massive hit with their song 'Sweet Home Alabama' are actually from Jacksonville, Florida

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4aEw [TIL] The film Schindler’s List was banned in Indonesia because it is a “Film that is sympathetic to the Jewish cause
WrmN TIL that when the government charged Wesley Snipes for failing to file tax returns for the years 1999 through 2004, Snipes responded to his indictment by declaring himself to be “a non-resident alien” of the United States. He got a 3 year prison sentence.
5VxeQ TIL canaries were used in coal mines to detect carbon monoxide
Xb9j TIL of Lauritz Sand, a norwegian recistance fighter during WW2, who during four years of nazi torture only uttered the word “No” despite having every bone in his body systematically broken.
6KRX TIL Disney world is built upon a small city that runs the park