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TIL that an Irish outlaw by the name of Gallagher became infamous in the 1800’s after he forced an oppressive British landlord to eat eviction notices intended for local Irish families.

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x6B6B TIL They made some random black guy an exhibit at the Bronx Zoo in 1906. His name was Ota Benga, an African Pygmy.
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