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TIL That “Come Together” by the Beatles was originally written as a campaign song for Timothy Leary’s campaign against Ronald Reagan to become Governor of California

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wLpaM TIL tattoos and body art were illegal in the state of Massachusetts until the year 2000, considering it a "crime against the person".
O7jg TIL that if all the gold ever mined were melted into a cube, it would measure only about 68 feet in each direction
yNRJ TIL During WWII, the British sent POWs prison escape kits hidden inside of Monopoly game boxes containing silk maps, metal files, money, and compasses.
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OZl6 TIL that the largest flyover in history occurred 69 years ago today. 3,000 carrier aircraft and 400 bombers flew over Tokyo Bay during the signing of the peace treaty that ended World War 2 as a show of force