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TIL the Procrastinator Club Of America’s NewsLetter is Called “Last Month’s Newsletter”

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wLyr7 TIL As late as the 1930's, blue was traditionally a color for girls and pink was for boys.
BrGgk TIL - "The Holodomor" Was A Man-Made Famine Created By Stalin That Killed Up To 7.5 Million Of His Own People. Soviet Authorities Banned Discussion Of The Disaster And Ordered Historians To Falsify Their Accounts Of It To Uphold Stalin's Legacy
l7Jk1 TIL that the May 31 1984 escape of the notorious Briley Brothers from death row, would have been a lot more violent had convict Wilbert Lee Evans not stopped them from killing prison staff and victimising a nurse they had captured.
N70WP TIL that Ettore Boiardi marketed his products under the brand "Chef Boy-Ar-Dee" so that Americans could pronounce his name properly.
gkDy TIL that Zildjian , the largest cymbal producer, was founded in 1623 by an alchemist. He was attempting to turn metals to gold and accidentally made an alloy which made cymbals better. The business mainly made noisemakers for the Ottoman Army. A family member founded the 2nd biggest cymbal brand.