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TIL that after the 9/11 attacks, a Maasai village in a remote region of Kenya donated 14 cows to US Diplomats as an expression of sympathy.

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rRBV4 TIL: Saudi Arabia carries out crucifixions.
wo0a1 TIL that 2 men tried to sue Universal Studios for $5m over false advertisement, after they paid $3.99 each to watch the film "Yesterday", only to discover that Ana De Armas, who appeared in the trailer, wasn't in the film
XE09Q TIL that at the incredibly popular race track the "Las Vegas Motor Speedway" every once in a while the local sheriffs department will come down to drag race anyone who simply has a license, a street legal car, and is interested, in an effort to take illegal drag/street racing off the public roads.
ANPAw TIL that Bowie didn't do the amazing crystal ball juggling in Labyrinth.
awaOA TIL Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected prime mister of indipendentCongo was assassinated by British MI6 and American CIA, in an effort to preserve Congo's mineral resources as a western asset.