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TIL the Yakuza protected Koreans after they were targeted by Japanese police and lynch mobs in the 1923 Kanto Massacre

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D19rr Today I learned of the Tulsa race massacre, white mobs targeted a black community and 36 people were killed.
D1RVp TIL Freddie Mercury passed away in November 1991. On the following Christmas Day, Elton John received a package. When he opened it, he found a painting by Henry Scott Tuke, his favorite painter. There was also a note from Freddie wishing him a Happy Christmas. The gift made John cry like a child
omVR TIL on July 17, 1938, Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan entered aviation infamy and gained his nickname when he “accidentally” flew from New York to California but ended up in Ireland after being denied permission to cross the Atlantic by authorities.
Zvbo TIL When the movie Clue was shown in theaters, different theaters were given 1 of 3 endings.
LkW5Z TIL Margaret Thatcher was reportedly more proud of being the first Prime Minister with a science degree than becoming the first woman.