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TIL that four teenagers successfully led a campaign to ban paid toilets in the United States

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aNeA TIL that a Queen song, “Stone Cold Crazy”, is widely considered to be one of the first thrash metal songs ever written.
mxwno TIL that Japan has a phone to call the dead. The "wind phone" was created by a man named Itaru Sasaki, who thought that it would be a healing way to talk to his cousin who had passed away—even if the conversation was one-sided. Others now also use the phone in order to feel closer to their deceased.
wL61o TIL Over 30000 people have purchased alien abduction insurance.
w9K8 TIL that internet is really scarce in Cuba and people gather at designated public places to access it
KOoL6 TIL of President Husni al-Za'im , who after taking over the Syrian government tried to give women right to vote, did not execute anyone during his reign and tried to make peace with Israel.