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TIL that 90% of polled Native Americans have no problem with the “Redskins” sports team nickname.

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nW9B9 TIL In 1981 when Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president of US he asked the chief of staff to show him the war room of Pentagon because he thought what the movie Dr. Strangelove depicted was real
P7dV TIL in 2011 a 14 year old girl died as a result of caffeine toxicity after consuming a 0.7 liter Monster Energy drink can. Her mother proceeded to sue, stating that “I just want Monster Energy to know their product can kill.”
W7oAo TIL that in 2017, a 28-year-old Wichita resident was shot and killed in a hoax swatting due to a online argument surrounding a $1.50 wager in Call of Duty. The victim was not part of the argument and was simply living at the address one of the parties falsely claimed as theirs.
Z8NEB TIL that the gang members in GTA V are voiced by actual gang members in real life
nenJG TIL that the NFL made a commitee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players