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TIL that U.S. President James Garfield’s great-great-grandson is the creator of Magic: The Gathering

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VMe44 TIL Scott Joplin the man who revolutionized the way piano is played was turned away from backing of financial suitors because he was black and it didn't suit them. He ended up contracting syphilis and was admitted into a psychiatric hospital. He died ther and his grave was unmarked for 57 years.
rRkXo TIL the first non-stop transatlantic flight happened in 1919. A modified WWI bomber with an open cockpit took off from Newfoundland, Canada with a crew of two. They almost spiraled into the ocean twice in heavy fog, had to climb onto the wings to clear ice, and landed in a bog in Connemara, Ireland.
YbLx TIL: A guy tricked a bunch of scammers into handwriting a whole Harry Potter book.
NXevb TIL There is a 1990 Pakistani movie called International Guerillas where Salman Rushdie is the villain. He is killed by the the movie's heros, three brothers dressed as Batman, with the help of flying Qurans.
WkwNL TIL about Pedro Rodrigues Filho, a Brazilian serial killer who killed about 100 people and was jailed for 30+ years. Because of Brazilian laws, he is currently free and is a popular YouTuber.