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TIL that if a species is found across the entire world (like killer whales) they are considered to be cosmopolitan.

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b9NE4 TIL that the early 19th-century American interpretation of Santa Claus was part of a movement to tone down the wild Christmas celebrations of the era, which included aggressive home invasions under the guise of wassailing (caroling), substantial premarital sex, and public displays of sexual deviancy
5YnWD TIL Beethoven's 9th Symphony is traditionally performed in Japan at the end of the year, which was introduced in WWI by German prisoners. In December 2009, for example, there were 55 performances of the symphony throughout Japan
Rre8 TIL the original score for Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey was written by Alex North, but Kubrick didn’t like it and switched at the last minute. No one told North, who showed up at the film’s premiere only to be devastated when none of his music was used.
lY87 TIL most mass shootings in the U.S. occur in ‘Gun Free Zones’
JKZV TIL that the “I before E except after C” rule has more words that break it than follow it.