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TIL that in addition to the Texan Revolution, 14 of Mexico's 23 states revolted against Santa Anna's attempt to abolish the federalist system in favor of a centralist republic

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4X7rw TIL while Alfred Hitchcock was beginning production on The Birds in August 1961, coincidentally, the California seaside town of Capitola was struck by thousands of crazed seabirds
R5oO4 TIL The "two-fingered salute" with an inward facing palm has long been an insulting gesture in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. George H W Bush once accidentally used the insulting gesture in Australia, mistaking it for the "peace sign" (palm facing outwards).
wKnY TIL Christopher Lee; Hunted Nazis, is related to Charlemagne and explained to Peter Jackson how a man sounds when stabbed in the back while filming LOTR. Since he had witnessed it before.
b607N TIL almost half of selfie-related deaths worldwide since October 2011 have taken place in India
XEdwk TIL when the Red Hot Chili Peppers were accused of plagiarizing a Tom Petty song Petty himself said, " A Lot of songs sound alike. "