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TIL: Top gear UK was chased out of an Argentinian village by Falklands war veterans throwing rocks

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rN5eM TIL the song ‘Good Hearted Woman’ by Waylon Jennings (and Willie Nelson) was written from an article headline about Tina Turner and her troubled relationship with Ike Turner. Tina went on to record a cover version of the song in 1988.
M7MOb TIL From 1778 to 1871, the United States government entered into more than 500 treaties with the Native American tribes - and violated every single one.
rRkBe TIL that Mel Blanc, the voice of Barney Rubble, suffered a car crash during production of Season 1 and so the actors would crowd around his hospital bed to record lines while the producers used a built in speaker to direct. Around forty episodes were recorded in such a manner.
4XW9J TIL Deinonychus, meaning "terrible claw", was the first dinosaur linked to modern birds. It had a long, talon-like claw to help disembowel prey, and it had FEATHERS!
9wb8p TIL salt used to be used as currency, the word "salary" comes from the Latin word for salt