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TIL there is a registered satirical party in Germany named “The Party”(politically). Their youth organisation is the “Hintner Jugend”. Their goals are to rebuild the Berlin Wall, a CEO quota for lazy people and making the tax system even more complicated (among others).

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X0Zxk TIL The first YMCA in Montreal was built in 1873 at Victoria Square, then moved to Dominion Square, where the Sun Life Building now stands, and occupied it from 1873 to 1891.
x88o TIL we experience withdrawal symptoms at the end of a love affair that mirror chemical addiction
1aOdP TIL that Mike Tyson was only 23 when he lost to Buster Douglas. He was already 37-0 before losing to the 42-1 underdog.
GAnZg TIL Liquid smoke is not just a flavoring, it is actual condensed smoke in liquid form. It still carries some anti-microbial properties of smoke and can be used to preserve things like live stock feed. It also lacks some carcinogenic elements of smoke like PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).
56o8 TIL Gaius gracchus, the ancient roman politician, had a bounty put on his head to the price of the head’s weight in gold. Although the head was delivered, the prize was never paid, as it was discovered that Gaius’ captor had emptied out his brain and replaced it with molten lead.