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TIL That Elvis Presley's manager sold "I Hate Elvis" badges as a way to make money from people who weren't buying Elvis merchandise

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d8a8B TIL As far back as 20,000 BCE, 8,000 years before the Clovis culture migrated south into North America, there was an already established civilization in Chile at Monte Verde.
4oEa TIL Salvador Dali would avoid paying for expensive dinners with his friends by sketching on the back of checks. The Artist knew the restaurant owner would not cash in a valuable piece of art.
DQ50p TIL about the War of the Bucket. It was fought in 1325 between the rival city-states of Bologna and Modena, in Italy. A common myth surrounding the war is that it was caused by the Modenese stealing a bucket from a Bolognese well. Modena won the Battle of Zappolino, the only battle of the war
9ZPp TIL On this day (November 18th) in 1883 Standard Time zones were established
nl9W TIL that the term “Swan Song” comes from a belief dating back to 3rd century B.C. that the Mute Swan is silent its entire life until it sings one beautiful song right before it dies.