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TIL: Andrew Johnson, who became president of the USA when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, owned slaves during the civil war even after Lincoln issued his emancipation proclamation.

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4xMw TIL a man claiming to be the younger brother of Jesus gathered a cult of followers. They started a civil war that lasted for 14 years and claimed at least 20 million lives.
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YpE0G TIL of Pat Hare, a blues guitarist who in 1954 recorded a song called “I’m Gonna Murder My Baby”. In 1963, Hare shot his girlfriend dead and the policeman who came to investigate. He spent the last 16 years of his life in prison, where he formed a band named Sounds Incarcerated.
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