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TIL the Hawaiian pizza was invented by a Canadian

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jDBj TIL that despite being an icon of fiscal conservatism, Ronald Reagan actually tripled the Gross Federal Debt, from $900 billion to $2.7 trillion during his administration.
OjjX TIL on Halloween in 1919, kids broke windows, overturned garbage cans, rushed street cars and burnt down a barn and the police responded by negotiating with teenagers, re-righting garbage cans and making sure all kids went home to bed. No arrests were made.
Y6nG TIL the Italian verb asolare means to pass time in a meaningless but delightful way
kXX1 TIL that after running late to a class, George Dantzig copied down two problems he thought were homework and solved them. The two problems were in fact two famous unsolved problems in statistics, which later earned him his doctorate.
e014g TIL the letters on hillsides were started by rivalries between High Schools and Universities as a way to mark their territory. The first three ‘mountain monograms’ were erected at Lahainaluna High, UC Berkeley, and BYU. They spread like wildfire in the Western US in the 20s and 30s.