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XExNX TIL That Hitler blamed the German people for his failures.
697Rl TIL Stevie Wonder released the hit song “Happy Birthday” to support the campaign to establish MLK’s birthday as a federal holiday.
4kgRR TIL that Native Americans would bend(thong) trees to use as Trail Markers.
ZL4B TIL That JRR Tolkien’s tombstone engraving reads “Beren” and his wives’ reads “Lúthien”, in reference to the “Tale of Beren and Lúthien”. A love story between a man and and elf-maiden, set 6500 years prior to Lord of the Rings.
MeB6A TIL about Andy the goose who was born in Hastings, Nebraska with no feet. A local inventor named Gene Fleming heard of this and fitted Andy with specially made Nike baby shoes. Andy gained fame as a role model for disabled children and Nike provided him with a lifetime supply of shoes.