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TIL that the Dallas Cowboys stadium uses more energy than Liberia

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95Er TIL The end of slavery led to starvation and death for millions of black Americans
Dj5v TIL after slavery was abolished, many black sharecroppers and farmers immigrated to Russia to help them build their agricultural systems.
MeDkb TIL about Juneteenth: an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the former Confederate States of America.
e0YO4 TIL For his role in the Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), Terry Nichols was sentenced to 161 life sentences plus 9300 years, without parole. His sentence is declared as the longest officially confirmed sentence ever handed down in the world.
9Y4g7 TIL New York City has the highest concentration of nesting Peregrine falcons in the world. The birds can soar over the city by taking advantage of updrafts from skyscrapers. Pigeons are widely available for food, which also negates their need to migrate.