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TIL The end of slavery led to starvation and death for millions of black Americans

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bKEQ TIL in 1973, New York Yankee pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson held a press conference to announce they had “traded lives.” This included the exchange of wives, children, and dogs.
ADvlB TIL Wyndham Halswelle won the gold medal for the 400 meter race in the 1908 Olympics. Noone won silver or bronze, as he was the sole competitor.
nWxB TIL Canada has the worst human rights record in terms of mining companies operating overseas.
wo0bJ TIL that from 1264 to 1827, anyone who received a Master of Arts degree from Oxford had to swear that they would never forgive Henry Symeonis. By 1608, no one knew who he was or what he had done
5YaBB TIL that McDonald's used to provide tiny spoons for stirring coffee, but stopped because people were using them to measure doses of cocaine. "McSpoon" even became the term for a dose of cocaine in some cities.