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TIL due to its pagan origin, the Christmas festival was banned in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681 by the Puritans as an illegal observance.

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BgbPe TIL During the bombing of Cologne in WWII Allied bombers were told not to target the Ford factory, despite the factory aiding the Axis Powers
omjY TIL that in La Paz, Bolivia, there are isolated “hotel rooms” where alcoholics can, for a small fee, go to drink themselves to death without fear of interruption. Aptly, they are known as “Elephant Graveyards”.
awmRZ TIL that in the amazing world of gumball, the voice actor who plays Gumball's Mom, Nicole, also voices his girlfriend, penny, and also DARWIN'S girlfriend, Carrie.
5MjP TIL that Wisconsin’s only pirate once got the crew of an entire ship drunk then proceeded to throw them all over board. He then took the ship to Chicago and sold all the cargo.
yB0V TIL in 2001 a teenager in Sweden was arrested for suspicion of treason after throwing a strawberry tart at the King