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TIL that more academic papers have been written about Buffy the Vampire Slayer than any other popular culture phenomenon

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7gVX TIL that a Mexican theme park stages a fake border crossing with a 7.5 mile night hike for about $18 a person
4X8no TIL that in Oklahoma in the 1920s, ranchers, lawyers and public officials conspired together to murder 60+ Osage Indians in order to secure the rights to their oil-rich land. Only two men were ever convicted. Both were paroled and one pardoned by the governor of Oklahoma.
loK7r TIL as Lt. Dan Inouye was about to toss a grenade at a German machine gun nest, a Nazi shot his arm off with an RPG. Undaunted, Inouye pulled the live grenade from his severed hand, tossed it, put his gun in his left hand, then wiped out three machine gun nests and killed 25 Nazis on his own.
logLV TIL: David Bowie had a cameo in the (largely Monty Python) film "Yellowbeard"
9wJJp TIL: Terry Fox, a Canadian hero, ran across Canada in 1980 to raise funds for cancer research despite having lost a leg to cancer. His Marathon of Hope inspired millions and led to the annual Terry Fox Run, which continues to support cancer research globally. 🇨🇦🏃‍♂️ #TIL #TerryFox