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TIL that On the Road by Jack Kerouac was typed out on a typed out on a continuous reel of paper.

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ANNbo TIL of Paparokades. A rock band formed by a group of Greek priests in the mid 90s in order to boost tourism to their monastery.
yV56e TIL about parasocial interactions or relationships. Commonly experienced by fans of a celebrity, the fan develops friend-like emotional bonds with the celebrity, while that celebrity doesn't know the fan at all. When these relationships end, the fan can experience a real sense of loss or suffering.
GYOp1 TIL In Wisconsin, it is illegal to serve a customer margarine in a public restaurant as a substitute for butter (unless explicitly requested); doing so is punishable up to a $1000 fine and/or imprisonment. 97.18 (4) & (6)
m1VAM TIL that Z was not actually the last letter to be added to the Alphabet. Its actually J!
0wn9v TIl Nova Scotia gives Boston a Christmas tree every year as thanks. In 1917 a ship carrying explosives exploded near the city of Halifax, killing 1,500 people immediately and hundreds in the next few weeks. The city of Boston immediately sent doctors, supplies, and money by ship and train to help.