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TIL The Soviet Union, in 1922, (under Vladimir Lenin) was one of the first countries in Europe to decriminalize homosexuality

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RbJ7 TIL The US Government dropped homemade bombs on coal miners during a rebellion in West Virginia that involved 10,000 Coal Miners, and 3000 Lawmen in 1921.
KY5J TIL When Judas Priest was on trial for using subliminal messages in songs commanding listeners to kill themselves, singer Rob Halford argued that killing their fans would be counterproductive, and they would prefer to insert the command “Buy more of our records.”
PrJV TIL of the Lost Cosmonauts conspiracy theory, which alleges that the Soviet Union sent two or more men into space before Yuri Gagarin, but their attempts at being the first man in space ended in failure
yQwBe TIL during WW1, Germany used cow intestines to make Zeppelin airships, and made so many that it became illegal to make sausages, as it diverted cow intestines from the war effort. 250,000 cows were needed for each zeppelin!
E16Ew TIL the greatest pirate of all time is a woman! She commanded over 300 ships with around 40,000 sailors. When finally defeated, she negotiated her way to freedom and became a casino and brothel owner.