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TIL About Queen Califia - The Woman California is Named After

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p8p4Z TIL the Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" was written about a real boxer convicted of murder in a racially-biased prosecution, and the popularity of the song and the funds Dylan raised from performing it at benefits (eventually) resulted in the conviction behind vacated and the charges being dropped.
W7oLN TIL that for each glass of water we drink, at least one molecule of it has passed through Oliver Cromwell's bladder.
nyN7 TIL in 1992 Arnold Schwarzenegger bought the first civilian Hummer, in 2003 he spent $21,000 to convert one it to burn hydrogen trying to jump start the building of hydrogen refueling plants.
jNjDE TIL Charles Ramsey was eating McDonald's when he heard screaming and saw Amanda Berry trying to escape a house. She had been kidnapped and held captive for 10 years. He called 911, helping her and two other prisoners escape. Hearing this, McDonald's gave Ramsey free food for life.
YK1P TIL that young children biologically have a higher tolerance for sugar and there’s virtually no limit on how much sugar they can handle