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TIL in 1967, the Nigerian Civil War was halted for 48 hours so that both sides could watch Pelé play in Lagos.

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OGexR TIL that Ronald Reagan likely had Alzheimer's for most of his two terms as president of the United States
XZ98 TIL George Washington’s Presidential salary was $25,000 ($ 1 million today) and spent 7% of his income on alcohol
R7Qg1 TIL of the SWAT World Challenge, where SWAT teams and special forces compete in armed drills. Since 2007, the second place all time score belongs to the US Office of Secure Transportation, the agency for guarding America's nukes. But beating them is Ocean Country NJ's SWAT team.
AvN7 TIL of Argos, Odysseus’s dog in the works of Homer. After 20 years of waiting for Odysseus to return home, the dog is the only one to recognize him, he wags his tail and Odysseus sheds a tear, and Argos dies after meeting him one last time.
Z8Y9G TIL during the 1992 L.A. riots, police officers asked the accompanying U.S. Marines to cover them while searching a house for a suspect that held his wife and children hostage. Mistaking the statement "cover them" for suppressive fire, the Marines promptly fired 200 rounds into the house.