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TIL that turkeys will attack or attempt to dominate humans they view as subordinate

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gM86A TIL Buddy Holly & The Crickets were the first white band to play at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, being mistaken for the R&B group The Crickets. Booked for six nights, the crowd began at first to boo, but by the third night the band had won the them over.
M7R70 TIL about Sam Zemurray, AKA “Banana Man” an American businessman who made a fortune in banana trade in Latin America by assembling his own private militia and invading Honduras to overthrow Miguel Davila, President of Honduras and leader of the Liberal Party of Honduras.
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