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TIL the Pittsburgh Pirates got their moniker in the 1890s because they pilfered players from other teams.

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dnod TIL the American Civil War began in a man’s front yard and ended about 120 miles away in his new home’s front parlor (he moved to escape the war).
v144L TIL about Abram Petrovich Gannibal, an African child kidnapped to Russia as a gift for Peter the Great. The tsar freed him and raised him as his godson. Gannibal became a Major-General and the Governor of Reval. He is the great-grandfather of Alexander Pushkin, considered the greatest Russian poet.
ANARa TIL that Coyote Ugly is based on true experiences. IRL, Piper Perabo's character grows up to be the Eat, Pray, Love lady. Depressing.
BrwBb TIL a South African man plans to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to provide drinking water to 4 million people. After facing droughts limiting water usage, the 125 million ton, 70 story tall iceberg would supply 20% of Cape Town’s water needs for a year.
BgvYL TIL that the UK has longer average commute times than the USA