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TIL Arizona canceled MLK Day in the 90s and Public Enemy fought back

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WkoOX TIL that, in 2005, Nepal Airlines sacrificed two goats in front of their two malfunctioning Boeing airplanes to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god. According to a spokesperson, the snag was fixed and the aircraft could resume their flights.
woYOE TIL about Yagli Gures or Turkish Oil Wrestling. During matches men wear leather pants, are covered in oil, and the main objective is sticking your hand down your opponents pants to gain control.
MemoW TIL that Sawyer Brown is not the name of a country music singer but is the name of a band
EgrGV TIL about Ely Samuel Parker, a Tonawanda Seneca who was formally educated and served as an interpreter and tribal representative from the age of fourteen. During the Civil War he served on the staff of Ulysses S. Grant as military secretary and wrote out the official copy of the terms of surrender.
7WGO TIL that in 2000, Walmart was sued 4,851 times - about once every 2 hours