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TIL that the 26 storey The Holiday Inn opened in 1974 in Beirut would become a battle ground in the civil war that erupted in 1975. It saw over 1,000 deaths, many of those who died were thrown from the top of the hotel.

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JNbl TIL when Disney Characters from different stories are featured together on posters and puzzles, Disney never lets them make eye contact in an attempt to keep their individuality intact. Each stares off in a slightly different direction as if unaware of the others’ presence.
0d7Ov TIL that Hevisaurus is a Finnish heavy metal band for kids, with members performing in dinosaur costumes.
GYoYN TIL horror director Ari Aster ("Hereditary," "Midsommar") made his student thesis film about a boy who molests his own father. Aster desired to create a story about the "worst thing" he could get away with filming at school, a taboo "so unfathomable" that it wasn't technically a taboo to begin with.
LkLnZ TIL a single mirror produced in Venice in the 15/16th century was worth more than a painting by Raphael, and was about equal to the cost of a naval ship. The creators of the mirrors were so prized the Venetian government would send assassins to kill them if they absconded without permission.
VB4o0 TIL that April Fool's Day has existed since at least the mid-sixteenth century. The earliest unambiguous reference is a poem published in 1561 by the Flemish writer Eduard De Dene, which described a nobleman who sent his servant back and forth on various absurd errands on April 1st