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TIL that Morgan Freeman called Black History Month ‘Ridiculous’

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V9GZ TIL that James May (ex-TopGear, The Grand Tour presenter and motoring journalist) was fired from Autocar magazine because he hid a secret message while getting bored of editing their annual review.
0dWV1 TIL French King Charles the Simple was the youngest son of Charles the Stammerer. Charles the Simple inherited the throne after the death of his older brother Louis the Child. Some claimed that his cousin Charles the Fat should be king. Eventually King Charles the Simple was crowned in 911.
LkBxQ TIL the original wording of the phrase "Blood is thicker than water" was exactly that. The popular "Blood of the covenant" variant is a modern invention whose origin can be traced to two authors.
ykAJ TIL Laser Tag was actually military combat training before it was commercial recreation
WkXAL TIL when Mark, a Texan plumber, traded in his F150 in 2013, the dealership asked him not to remove the decals. Somehow the truck made it to the hands of Islamic militants, and Mark's truck with his decals appeared in propaganda videos. In one day, Mark received over 1000 calls and death threats.