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TIL there's a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Alberta, Canada called "Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump." It's where the aboriginal people used to chase buffalo off a precipice and then carve up their remains at their camps below.

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OoDyL TIL about the naming of Nintendo's character Kirby. In 1982, Universal sued Nintendo claiming Donkey Kong was illegally based on King Kong. Attorney John Kirby fought won the case for Nintendo and they, in thanks for the help provided, named their (then) next character in honor to him.
oR75r TIL in 1731, Prince Frederick, the heir to British throne, pseudonymously wrote a comedic play and had it staged at the Drury Lane Theatre. It was so bad, the theatre owner had soldiers stationed in the audience to maintain order and provided refunds at the end of the night.
Nlgb TIL: There is a shortwave radio station in Russia called UVB-76 that constantly emits a buzzing noise but recently sent out a message saying “Command 135 Initiated”
KOGbw TIL actress Nicki Clyne left the series Battlestar Galactica to work on Allison Mack's sex cult full time
j6Vma TIL Robert Kajuga, leader of the Interahamwe, had a Tutsi father