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Today I learned that Al Capone Ran a Soup Kitchen During the Great Depression

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neaGB TIL: In 1982, 3 men in Allentown, PA sat on a billboard for 261 days to win a house. It was to promote the station, WSAN-AM’s format change from country music to nostalgic hits. Instead of promoting the station, the contest became a story that symbolized the economic struggles of the early 1980s.
KOm7Q TIL that the Taiwanese Parliament is notorious for having brawls during Legislative Sessions. I also just learned that this is called Legislative Violence and is not at all too uncommon when the Legislature are dealing with divisive issues and tight votes.
5YRn9 TIL that Ewan McGregor plays Jesus in 4 movies
JJM1 TIL: 2,000-year-old seeds were discovered in 1963 inside an ancient jar in Israel. They were planted in 2005 and a tree that had been extinct for over 1800 years sprouted.
8eMa TIL that the Coptic Christians who were recently attacked and continually persecuted are ironically the last guardians of the spoken ancient Egyptian language.