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TIL Edinburgh, Scotland was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade

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ZjEY TIL Cursing while on the telephone with someone is a Class 1 Misdemeanor in the State of Virginia
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6RAl TIL that Hitler was not a German Citizen until age 32
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