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TIL in 1957 a governor used the national guard to block black students entering a desegregated school. Elizabeth Eckford mistakenly arrived on her own and was hounded by an angry mob. The 101st airborne was summoned by the president who protected her and 8 other black students while at school.

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R5V18 TIL up until the late '80s, gin rummy tournaments flourished, drawing as many as 400 competitors. Even nongamblers have heard of the World Series of Poker, but few outside the gin rummy community know annual gin tournaments currently award hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money.
Z8WXG TIL sharks are afraid of dolphins
eAb6 TIL that in the Old Testament, Yahweh (God) actually sues Israel for breach of contract (the Sinai covenant). It is the only instance of God initiating a lawsuit against humans in the Bible.
ODXY TIL each American citizen pays on average $2,150 per year towards the national defense budget, the highest of any country
lo7ZG TIL "bangers" from "bangers and mash" got its name due to the fact that sausages made during World War I had such a high water content that they would explode when cooked under high heat.