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TIL The United States tried to purchase Greenland for $100 million in 1946

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bRD9 TIL in 2007, a prostitute was held at gunpoint and raped by a prospective client and his buddy after the two refused to pay prior to a prearranged transaction. The Judge in the case ruled the crime as only “theft of services”.
WkvNd TIL That Russians Race Motorcycles on Ice
bAZN TIL : In the 1821 Greek War of Independence, the Ottoman Turks ran out of bullets and started to strip the columns of the Parthenon for lead. When the Greeks got wind of this, they gathered up their bullets and sent them to the Turks to use against themselves to protect their ancient heritage.
J1MRv TIL bourbon can only be made in the US.
xGZD TIL of Zarif Khan, an Afghan man who came to Sheridan, WY in 1909 and began peddling tamales. By 1915, he acquired the nickname Hot Tamale Louie and opened a restaurant, Louie’s. In addition to his food, Khan was also famous for serving any customer, regardless of race, profession, or social class.