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TIL that Hoodoo originated in the American South and was created by enslaved Africans incorporating African spiritual traditions, Christianity and elements of indigenous botanical knowledge.

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4kOkb TIL of the Battle of Los Angeles in 24-25 February 1942 when a meteorological balloon made the US think it was under attack by Japan
neQlP TIL that the Montezuma Castle National Monument in Arizona was named by white settlers who assumed the Aztecs were responsible for all archeological sites but it turns out the monument has nothing to do with Montezuma or the Aztecs and yet no one bothered to rename it.
aDPo TIL In the song “99 Problems” the “Bitch” refers to the late arrival of a police sniffer dog, not a woman
Br5DL TIL about the Medlar, a fruit that was once popular in ancient and medieval times but was nearly forgotten in the 20th Century (Deleted and reposted due to title error in the original post, which stated that this fruit is enjoyed rotten. In fact, bletting is a kind of ripening)
b6XoQ TIL of the Testament of Peter the Great, a fabricated document alleged to reflect Russian plans for world domination throughout the 18th and 19th centuries