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TIL the Nancy Drew books were extensively revised in 1959 to eliminate racist stereotypes

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1ad4P TIL of the Movement for the Independence of Sicily, a Sicilian political party thats goal was the annexation of Sicily into the United States. Its best electoral result was in 1947, when it won 8.8% of the votes in the Sicilian regional election and had nine regional deputies elected.
dDVMK TIL that the fictional substance "Kryptonite" was originally portrayed as red in color on Comic pages in November 1949. It did not adopt its characteristic green hue until August 1951.
GAQd1 TIL that to get a shot at the World Championship, boxer Joe Louis had to agree to give up 10% of his earnings for the next decade, to the defending champion James J Braddock. This would earn Braddock and his manager $150,000.
6EkWQ TIL that Canada has entire mountain ranges that have never been explored.
e4M4 TIL 40,000 Vikings with 700 ships besieged Paris in 885 AD but could not take it and gave up, thanks to the defensive efforts of King Charles the Fat and his Warrior Bishop