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TIL in 1968, students at a French university staged protests against bans on dormitory visits that prevented male and female students from sleeping together. After police violence, 10 million workers joined the strike—more than 20% of the population—effectively shutting down the country.

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Oy4Y TIL the infamous Red Wedding, from G.R.R. Martin’s “A Storm of Swords”, was inspired by real-life events which took place at Edinburgh Castle in 15th century Scotland, known as “The Black Dinner”.
yQp1a TIL That hockey legend Wayne Gretzky had a cameo on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. As a huge soap opera fan in 1981, Gretzky made a cameo on the daytime show as a mafia boss. His one line was, “I’m Wayne from the Edmonton operation.”
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YpWOB TIL Korea's Royal Palace was burnt down during the 1592 Japanese invasions and left in ruins for over 250 years. It was rebuilt in the 1860s but later destroyed by Japan to build the colonial government building in its place. As of now, work has been ongoing for over 4 decades to restore the site.