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TIL Furbies are not allowed into classified areas.

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Bg1rd TIL that in 1931 Albert Einstein sent a letter to Sigmund Freud titled "Why War?" to better understand the psychological causes of war. Freud responded that biological evolution, inherent power differences within groups, and the paradox of peace (times of peace allow empires to be built) cause war.
mpwP TIL that during renovations in the 1990s, Paisley Abbey in Scotland replaced 12 of its gargoyles. One of them was purposely shaped like a xenomorph from the movie Alien.
vPex4 TIL: about "My Very Dear Wife" - The Last Letter of Major Sullivan Ballou, during the American Civil War July 14th 1861
P1JxO TIL John Malkovich voiced Santa in a 1987 Holiday Special
KOGd6 TIL about the Texas Archive War, in which Texas fought a (small) civil war over the location of official documents