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TIL that Paris, France, was the first western capital to have a black mayor (1879)

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KYOkQ TIL in Japanese Mythology, the sun goddess once shut herself in a cave because another god was being a dick to her, and was lured out because of another goddess dancing topless on a table.
VMdDZ TIL about the West Virginia Mine Wars; the 2nd largest insurrection in U.S. history, where miners, including former slaves, rose up against the oppression and exploitation of mine companies and the government that supported them.
QNJyE TIL during the reign of king Zhong Kang of the Xia fynasty of china, the royal astronomers failed to predict a solar eclipse because the astronmers were licentious and drunk at the time.Since it caused confusion among the common people, they were punished for neglecting their duties.
kJ457 TIL that contrary to numerous celebrities joining the 27 Club, statistical evidence shows popular musicians are most likely to die at the age of 56
neaJ9 TIL that in the making of the documentary film “They Shall Not Grow Old”, Peter Jackson’s crew visually restored 100 hours of Imperial War Museum WWI footage for free “just to get their archive in better shape”.