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TIL the first statue of a black person in Bristol, UK was erected in 1987 and is of the playwright and poet Alfred Fagon

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Rdaw TIL That 183 years ago today, Joseph Smith Jr, founder of LDS, was tar and feathered for allegedly being inappropriate with a 15 year old girl.
GY5xN TIL a lake freighter launched in 1906 was in commercial service as a powered ship until 2013. The hull was then cut down to a barge and it is still active today, now in its 114th season.
p5M8 TIL the Red Hand is the symbol of Ulster because according to myth a boat race was held to determine the king - first to touch the shore wins the crown. One potential king saw he was losing, so cut off his hand (covering it red with blood) and threw it on the shore, thus winning the race.
5V9Nr TIL FDA guidelines allow bottled water to be labeled as artesian, groundwater, distilled, deionized, reverse osmosis, mineral, purified, sparkling, spring and/or sterile
eERJ TIL as many as 38% of rape victims are male.