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TIL: Nike released a pair of shoes to commemorate St Patrick’s Day and named them ‘Black and Tans’. Unknowing to Nike the 'Black and Tans’ were a British paramilitary group that terrorised the Irish, Killing and injuring hundreds of people in Ireland during the 1920’s.

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9YLX7 TIL about Frank "Sugarchile" Robinson, who taught himself to play piano at the age of two, played with Lionel Hampton when he was 5, was the first black entertainer at the White House Correspondents dinner when he was 8, recorded for Capitol Records (with two hits) from 9-12 then retired from music
J1Gm TIL that the ’S’ in Harry S. Truman’s name didn’t stand for anything, as it was a common practice among the Scots-Irish
46v6 TIL Stephen Colbert’s wife grew up two blocks away from him but did not meet him until 1990
nWvLB TIL that The corpse flower, also known as Amorphophallus titanum, emits a odor similar to decomposing flesh to attract its native pollinators, carrion beetles and flesh flies when in bloom. It only blooms once every seven to ten years, and its bloom lasts only 24 to 36 hours.
Gnn4 TIL Hitler kept a framed photo of Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company, on his desk. Henry Ford also kept a framed photo of the Nazi leader on his desk in Dearborn, Michigan.