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TIL the rise in popularity of the traditional Mexican music “Banda” caused a rash in tuba thefts in Southern California. High Schools would get broken into just for their tubas.

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69ylW TIL 1930 Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act, the second highest in US history, prompted retaliatory tariffs by many other countries and was a contributing factor to worsening the Great Depression
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VM1J8 TIL of the 'Cannonball Run.' An illegal road race from New York to Los Angeles held five times during the 1970's. The record time was 32 hrs and 51 minutes.
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RjLl TIL that Swaziland is the only country which is currently an absolute Monarchy. Their king, Mswati III has 15 wives and 30 children.