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TIL There were 5 kings of Hawaii called Kamehameha

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Lkrar TIL John Williams isn't a great composer; he is a thief!!! And this is just a small example
wLvm8 TIL that Anna May Wong, who is widely regarded as the first mainstream Chinese-American actress in Hollywood, auditioned for the role of O-Lan in “The Good Earth,” but did not get the part because the producer tasked with casting did not find her “beautiful enough” for the role.
nWjvW TIL: raccoons are native to North America, having been introduced elsewhere only in the 20th century.
VByvD TiL On 21 August 1986, a limnic eruption of carbon dioxide at Lake Nyos in northwestern Cameroon killed 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock.
v14Ax TIL Buddy, the golden retriever that played the original Air Bud, is the same dog that played Comet on Full House. In 1989, his owner originally found him as a stray in the Sierra Nevada. He took Buddy in and trained him to play basketball, baseball, football, soccer, and hockey.