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TIL God Bless America was written by a Russian guy.

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VM0Rk TIL that an escaped slave of George Washington, Oney Judge lived her life as a fugitive in New Hampshire and provided historians the most detailed account of slavery at Mount Vernon
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w8VE TIL that former Grand Wizard of the KKK David Duke wrote a self-help book for women under the pseudonym Dorothy Vanderbilt, titled “Finders-Keepers” which contains sexual, diet, fashion, cosmetic and relationship advice, as well as advice on vaginal exercises, fellatio, and anal sex.
neERo TIL that because penguins have no predators on land, whenever they see a different species they just think it's a strange-looking penguin.
WEDA TIL there is a religion called “Dudeism” and it is based on “The Big Lebowski” movie. You can become an ordained dudeist priest for free. The church is called “The Church of the Ladder-Day Dude”.