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TIL 1000 Italians played a Foo Fighters song to convince them to do a concert in their small town

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0mwj TIL that it’s illegal to have sex in Florida in any position other than “Missionary.” Also, it’s illegal to kiss a woman’s breast during missionary position sex.
DQgAJ TIL that in the late 1800s, religious activist and U.S. Postal Inspector Anthony Comstock destroyed more than 30,000 pounds of books, and influenced Congress to ban the sale of "obscene" books. The resulting law was so broadly applied that some medical textbooks became illegal.
698n7 TIL of Aldgate Pump, a historic water pump held as marking the start of London’s East End. Long famed for its “sparkling, agreeable” water, it was later found that this rich mineral taste came from the flesh and bones of nearby cemeteries leeching into the water. The tainted water killed hundreds.
GZJJ TIL that in 1962, Winston Churchill became the first ever Honorary Citizen of the United States.
pYBre TIL Massachusetts highwayman James Allen's deathbed confession was later copied into a book bound by his own skin.