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TIL Vehicular traffic has been blocked from Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House since 1995 , following a Secret Service recommendation made after the Oklahoma City bombing

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gp1W TIL That Gates McFadden (Beverly Crusher in Star Trek TNG) was the director of Choreography and Puppet Movement for the movie Labyrinth.
xVL1D TIL that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was the 2nd person on earth to publicly report the news of Osama bin Laden's death, only 47 seconds after a navy intel officer leaked it from official sources.
rXXy TIL that when Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) announced Japan’s surrender on the radio (Aug. 15, 1945), it was the first time his voice was heard by the Japanese people
xpjb TIL In the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833, Britain had to use one third of its entire national budget to buy all the slaves so that they could be freed.
dwm7 TIL Absinthe, The Green Fairy, was invented by the Swiss in the 19th century. Though it contains wormwood, it’s no more hallucinogenic than vodka or whiskey. Economics/politics are the true culprits for Absinthe once being banned across the world. Also, the stuff you get in the US is the real deal.