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TIL the University of Alabama has faculty-owned slaves buried on campus.

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5GEn TIL Duff McKagan, former bassist of Guns N’ Roses, claimed that Duff Beer on The Simpsons was named after him. Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, called the claim “absurd”.
BgdNk TIL of the Canadian commander Charles De Salaberry who defeated the American invasion of Montreal. Salaberry deployed marching buglers to play in all different directions, meaning his American opponents didn’t know how many men he had or what direction they were coming from.
KYwkw TIL the Niagara Falls have stopped twice in history; once of natural causes, and the other for maintenance work on the rocky shoal. Aside from those two examples, the waterfalls never stop flowing.
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NNmJ TIL Paralympic medals from Rio rattle. A different sound depending whether its Bronze, Silver or Gold to help blind athletes