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TIL the Inuit were colonizers from Siberia that by 1300 AD had completely annihilated the native Dorset tribes.

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RJW4 TIL the custom of standing for the National Anthem was started by an Irish immigrant in 1893.
Eon0 TIL Carl von Linné, father of modern taxonomy, would take revenge at his enemies by naming nasty smelling weeds after them. e.g. Siegesbeckia after a fellow botanist he begrudged.
0dEW5 TIL that after arriving in Pittsburgh to play for the Penguins, Jaromir Jagr would read the weather forecast on the WDVE radio station.
wLNWP TIL of the Anoa'i family of professional wrestlers which includes The Rock, Peter Maivia, Rosey & Jamal (Jalal AKA Ekmo; AKA Umaga), Rikishi, Yokozuna, Roman Reigns, The Usos, Nia Jax, Tamina Snuka and The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika Anoaʻi).
5NeD TIL Monty Python’s movie, The Life of Brian, was funded solely by George Harrison of the Beatles after EMI backed out due to the subject matter.