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TIL Hugh Hefner owns the letter Y of the hollywood sign

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woZ1W Today I learned that the word kindergarten (a German word directly translating to child garden) was coined in the 18th century by Friedrich Fröbel, who laid the foundation for the modern education system. Before then, children under 7 didn't attend school.
5VPdP TIL about the Western Interior Seaway, an ancient inland sea that divided North America during the Late Cretaceous period, around 100 to 66 million years ago. This vast body of water submerged present-day states such as Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, and Texas
VBJVm TIL That the English language recipe for Guacamole was presented by...a pirate
5VBgp TIL that during the Little Rock Crisis, ex-Governor of Arkansas Sid McMath called on Eisenhower to assume control of the Arkansas National Guard if Governor Orval Faubus tried to obstruct the carrying out of federal court orders on school integration.
9YraB TIL that the tallest building in Vermont is Decker Towers, an apartment building which is only 11 stories or 124 feet tall.