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TIL that Small Business Saturday was created and promoted by American Express.

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Q8l6 TIL that in 1860 an 11-year old girl wrote to Presidential Nominee Abraham Lincoln, urging him to grow a beard, as “..ladies like whiskers and they would tease their husbands to vote for [you] and then [you] would be President.” Lincoln not only wrote back, but had a full beard by his Inauguration.
By0L TIL North America has 6% of the world population but 34% of human biomass
gMgnD TIL of the Melanesians, the only black people in the world with natural blond hair.
QkRd TIL a prison inmate tried to sue himself for allowing himself to get drunk and ruin his life. He demanded 5 million from himself and reasoned that the state should pay since he didn’t get a salary behind bars.
we6M TIL that Trey Parker stated that Mr. Mackey is based off his old school counselor Mr. Lackey. On South Park season 1 commentary Trey said “[Mr. Lackey used to say], ‘Trey, quit fooling around and get back to your school work, m'kay’ 'but, now, I’m making millions out of him’ ”