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TIL there were Buffalo Soldiers who were Freemasons

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vPLyr TIL of Ken McElroy, who was shot dead in front of up to 46 witnesses, but nobody was able to be convinced to take the stand due to his reputation and behaviour. The killer has never been prosecuted.
J1X6V TIL Rare Earth Elements are actually fairly abundant. The rarest of REEs (thulium) is still 125 times more prevalent in the earth's crust than gold - and the most prolific REE (cerium) is 15,000 times more abundant. The name really refers to difficulty of finding large deposits or seams.
yQJvw TIL Tom, from Tom & Jerry was actually called Jasper in the shows debut.. his name as Tom, or Thomas, was solidified i the next episode "The midnight snack". Additionally Jerry was called Jinx in the first episode.
yVvoM TIL that author Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle Tom's Cabin) and Mark Twain (Huckleberry Finn) were next door neighbors.
OoAr6 TIL the Swiss Army Knives are red so they can more easily be found when dropped in snow