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TIL that gunpowder was initially invented searching for an elixir of immortality

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1WbP TIL there are more black people in Chicago than in all of Canada.
R7kla TIL in 1989 murderer Michael Godwin had his sentence reduced to life imprisonment after five years awaiting the electric chair but was electrocuted accidentally while sitting naked on a steel toilet seat in his cell. While trying to fix his television set, he bit into a wire and was electrocuted.
4X8Rg TIL 85% of Nigerians view China’s influence positively, with only 10% expressing a negative view, making Nigeria the most pro-Chinese nation in the world
LGlV TIL the Super Bowl has required national anthem vocals to be pre-recorded since 1993 when Garth Brooks declined to pre-record and then refused to sing live until a dispute over debuting a music video during the game could be settled, resulting in a delayed kickoff.
1PXr TIL that the Great Dane was first bred in Germany, not Denmark, for Boar hunting. It is the national dog of Germany, where it is known as a German Mastiff.