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TIL that Cowboys didn’t actually wear cowboy hats. ????????????

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dvw9 TIL when Adolf Eichmann, aka “the architect of the Holocaust”, was on trial for his war crimes, he couldn’t afford the attorney he wanted. Not wanting any reason to question the legitimacy of the trial, the Israeli government paid for Eichmann to be represented by the lawyer of his choosing.
KYrQ6 TIL about Creme Puff, a cat that holds the world record for longest recorded lifespan at 38 years and 3 days.
xVjjD TIL when American troops were sent to capture Guam in the Spanish-American War, the Spanish officers rowed out to meet the Navy after being fired at. The Spanish had no clue a war broke out and thought the attack was a salute.
N7vDP TIL the founders of the Fosters beer brand in Australia, William and Ralph Foster, were not native Australians; they were Irish-American immigrants from New York that emigrated to Australia in 1886, one year before Foster's beer was founded
p84Nb TIL a team of thieves stole $18,000 worth of tracking devices from a warehouse. They were apprehended within hours