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TIL the Empire State Building was referred to as the Empty State Building during the Great Depression. One original tenant, a jeweler, had a place there from 1931 to 2008

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b9Jb0 TIL: Texas was the first state in the United States to decriminalize marijuana possession, making under 4oz a misdemeanor on August 27th, 1973
wen1 TIL that early Protestants objected to priestly celibacy on the grounds that it promoted masturbation. According to Martin Luther, “To say it crudely but honestly, if it doesn’t go into a woman, it goes into your shirt.”
G055 TIL hundreds of vehicles involved with Volkswagen’s Diesel-Emissions Scandal are sitting in the abandoned Pontiac Silverdome parking lot
jNRYM TIL the beard of Tutankhamun’s golden mask fell off during a cleaning process in the Egyptian Museum in 2014. The workers used epoxy glue to reattach the beard, but since it wasn’t the professional method and permanent damage had been done, they were prosecuted in 2016
nKW7 TIL that the Prague astronomical clock, the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still working, is celebrating its 605. Year Today.