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TIL that Bernie Tiede was released from his life sentence in prison in May on the condition that he stay in Austin, TX and live with the filmmaker of ‘Bernie’.

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Bl9b TIL that, in order to communicate with the Shoshone tribe, Lewis and Clark would speak English to Corps member Francois Labiche, who would speak French to the interpreter Toussaint Charbonneau, who would speak Hidatsa to his Shoshone wife Sacagawea, who would speak Shoshone to Chief Cameahwait.
5JlQ Til there is a Green Lantern who is a sentient math equation
4ww5 TIL In Switzerland, it is illegal to own only one guinea pig because they’re social animals prone to loneliness.
kJ6M5 TIL that "The NorthWest Company," one of the major players in the historical North American fur trade, is still in operation today as a series of retail stores that primarily serve Indigenous customers across Canada, Alaska, the Carribbean, and the Pacific.
Zp4Av TIL: The 'Super Trouper' in the ABBA song is a powerful theatrical follow spotlight. The lyric is about being the star of the show, the one that the brightest spotlight follows.