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TIL The Banana Pitch, or Bananabeu, is a Welsh stadium whose name is due to the fact that the goal mouth ends are considerably higher than the centre.

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GY4D4 TIl that the first use of the 'temporary insanity defense' in the U.S. WAS WHEN IN 1859, a Congressman SHOT AND KILLED a man who was having an affair with his wife. THE man killed was Philip Barton Key II,SON OF THE STAR spangled Banner author Francis Scott Key.
Br5kr TIL that the first corn whiskey (the predecessor of bourbon) was produced in 1620
wWoY TIL in 1724 Margaret Dickson was hanged but later found still alive. She then was allowed to go free because under Scots Law her punishment had been carried out. Only later were the words “until dead” added to the sentence of hanging
N7ZZJ TIL in 1956, the American Legion hall in Roanoke, Virginia spontaneously desegregated during a Fats Domino concert, where approximately 2,000 whites, crowded on an undersized balcony, migrated to the main (blacks only) dance floor.
OoER7 TIL Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins later turned to professional wrestling, where he smashed an opponent over the head with a real guitar.