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TIL Steve-O from Jackass made a Hip Hop album

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R5Lvj TIL in 1940 a group of four chiefs officially forswore use of the swastika - an ancient symbol of friendship in many Native American cultures - and ceremonially burned a pile of textiles bearing the symbol as an act of repugnance against the Nazis.
lo7Br TIL of Emad Salem, the FBI informant involved in the first WTC bombing whose offers to thwart the bombing was ignored by his FBI handlers
4XPDg TIL The Ciabatta was created in 1982 by a baker in Verona, Veneto, Italy, in response to the popularity of French baguettes.
awwgZ TIL In 2017, a woman called Chau Smith ran 7 marathons in 7 consecutive days on 7 continents in celebration of her 70th birthday.
OJ1R TIL that when astronaut Ron McNair was 9 he attempted to check out books from a segregated library the librarian called the cops and his mother. The police however supported his right to read.