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TIL the "S" in "Harry S. Truman" wasn't an abbreviation. The dude's middle name was literally just the letter S.

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QNWpM TIL that in spite of a public funeral attended by thousands, blues singer Bessie Smith’s grave was unmarked until 1970 because her husband refused to buy a headstone and pocketed the money when her friends attempted to purchase one on her behalf.
OGDNY TIL About the Guangxi Massacre (1967-1976) in which an estimated 100,000-150,000 people were killed, which included acts of massive cannibalism, with 421 identified individuals eaten.
8eJBP TIL ; This Canadian man won a global art prize in 1876. When the judges found out he was Black, they tried to reverse it
ekDD TIL Intellectual property law doesn’t cover magic tricks. An amazing, original trick can be stolen from a magician and there’s nothing he can do about it.
vPj5D TIL according to international space law, space is defined as common heritage of humanity, which makes territorial claims in space prohibited. The main purposes of this law are to prevent colonial claims and militarization of space.