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TIL there’s a Taco Bell inside the Pentagon

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VjKQ TIL in 1922 there was a three-day riot in New York City over whether men could wear straw hats after September 15
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MQ9a TIL there is a camp for kids with Tourette Syndrome called Camp Twitch and Shout
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v1vor TIL The city of Bruges enjoyed almost 400 years of prosperity due to a single storm in 1134 that opened up a natural channel that allowed sea trade. It lost its prestige when the channel got blocked again in the 1500s.