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TIL The oldest building in the United States is a Spanish monastery from the 13th century looted in the 19th century.

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VM75m TIL of Marty Irby who spoke out against soring TN Walking Horses: caustic stuff & weights are put on legs; a horse throws its leg in the air reacting to the pain which trains the horse for The Big Lick high-stepping. Irby got death threats & even his wife left him for taking a stance against soring.
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