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TIL about The Massacre of Black Wall Street.

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Z8ZdY TIL That the Memorial hall of the Canadian War Museum was designed in such a way that sunlight will only frame the original headstone of the unknown soldier once each year on the 11th of November at 11:00 am
1LW8 TIL there is a 16 year old girl who still looks, acts, and thinks as a baby due to an unknown disorder.
9v6p TIL Johnny Cash’s hit “A Boy Named Sue” was written by famed American author Shel Silverstein.
57Q9 TIL A man who lied about passing his second year of university, pretended to continue his study, crafting an elaborate lie until everyone he knew thought he was a medical doctor. No one found out for 18 years, until he killed his entire family to avoid being revealed.
XrP6 TIL If you earn more than US$21,000 a year, you are part of the richest 4% on the planet.