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TIL about Reasonable Blackman, an African silk merchant in 16th century London that was one of the first people of African Heiritage to own a business in London

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VZvm TIL “Suicide” doors, which are hinged at the rear rather than at the front, were popular with mobsters during the 1930s. Supposedly, this was because the design of the doors made it significantly easier to push passengers out of moving vehicles.
Gymj TIL Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, often used for horror movies and vampire scenes, was originally written to showcase the organ in a church
8eedL TIL that there are around 1 million Racoons living in Germany. There was an attempt made in 1934 to introduce them by releasing a pair, but this attempt was seen as unsuccessful.A second population was established in eastern Germany in 1945 when 25 raccoons escaped from a fur farm after an airstrike
xVWN0 TIL - Paul Stamets the character on Star Trek Discovery that helps transport the ship anywhere in the universe by accessing the “mycelium network” is a homage to the real life mycologist of the same name.
9gY7 TIL there is a Native American tribe in Mexico that are known to be able to run up to 430 miles without stopping.