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TIL that there was a counter protest of thousands during the Madison Square Garden rally

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nVNd TIL that in Florida you get a mandatory 10 year jail sentence if you flash a gun during an altercation and a mandatory 20 year jail sentence if the gun goes off; regardless if it hits anyone
ANgpd TIL about Scottish guitarist Bert Jansch whose uncredited work influenced Paul Simon, Jimmy Page, and Neil Young. A true folk vagabond, Jansch didn’t even own a guitar in his early career, only playing venues that were willing to lend him one.
nOGb TIL: Pro wrestler Bam Bam Bigelow suffered burns to 40% of his body saving three children from a burning house. Ironically, he also has flames tattooed on his head.
d8eZd TIL that Glenn K. Tripp, a D.B Cooper copycat, hijacked a plane for a $600k ransom. He had his drink spiked with Valium by a flight attendant, and after a 10 hour standoff, lowered his ransom to 3 cheeseburgers and a head start on a getaway.
9wyJM TIL the statue atop the US Capitol building was going to have a liberty cap (the old Roman symbol of an emancipated slave), but future Confederate President Jefferson Davis made the sculptor remove it.