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TIL The Toronto Maple Leafs have the longest active Stanley Cup winning streak

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vQVB TIL that when the US navy banned alcohol on ships in July 1914, they held one last massive party and invited ships from several nations to help drink the last of the booze. Many of the participants in the party would become enemies weeks later when WWI broke out.
JnpQ TIL that the word “dude” is actually a Scottish word, from ‘duddies’
d8L87 TIL that Pandora Radio didn't pay it's employees for 2 years. The CEO claimed he "didn't know he was breaking the law"
MeeLb TIL In 1992, Althea Garrison (R) was the first transgender person to be elected to a state legislature in the United States, but did not campaign as an openly transgender person during her race.
OopQY TIL about Stephane Breitwieser, an art thief who stole 1.4 billion dollars worth of art. He never sold any of the art, he was an avid art fan and hung them in his house