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TIL A school had a mascot named after a racial slur, and some people are still mad when the school changed the mascot.

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Z8d8v TIL Jewish people were forced to wear badges or other identifying items centuries before Nazi Germany in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe
4kbbg TIL Confederate General Earl Van Dorn, known as a handsome, debonair womanizer, was fatally shot on May 7, 1863, by Dr. George B. Peters, who accused him of having an affair with his wife, Jessie. Despite being arrested, Dr. Peters was never tried, claiming he acted to defend his family’s honor.
YpeMr TIL: Street pigeons (also known as feral pigeons) are descended from domesticated pigeons, not wild ones.
b94YE TIL nearly 6% of Americans are millionaires. Many live near what have been called ‘wealth-building engines,’ places that have technology, finance and defense. Not one area in the middle of the country make the list.
P1rnw TIL The world's longest manned flight was 64 days, 22 hours and 19 minutes