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TIL in 1967, a documentary filmmaker was shot and killed while filming a miner in Kentucky by the owner of the rented house where the miner lived. The killing was motivated by the growing resentment of journalists who descended upon Appalachia to document living conditions during the War on Poverty.

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EgGMp TIL Chinstrap penguins take more than 10,000 micro-naps a day so they can stay vigilant and guard their eggs.
M7kW7 TIL about Connie Converse, an American singer-songwriter, active in New York City in the 1950s. Her work is among the earliest known recordings in the singer-songwriter genre of music. In 1974 Converse wrote letters to family, left her home and was never heard from again. Her fate remains unknown.
gRg8 TIL that a game show has tested the idea of fairness across cultures. In the US, the audience helps contestants. In Russia, they purposefully give the wrong answer. In France, they give the wrong answer if they feel the contestant isn’t smart enough to deserve to win the money
9Ym1Q TIL That in the 1930s, the US spent $300.000 ($5,5 million adjusted for inflation) to built massive car with the goal to cross Antarctica. Only to discover upon arrival that the tyres didn't work in the snow, and the whole thing was abandoned after 140 km (driven in reverse).
NXpjP TIL that in 1861, Abraham Lincoln became an honorary citizen of San Marino.