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j6prQ TIL that the limousine was named for the Limousin horse from the Limousin region of France, a now-extinct breed that was merged into the modern Selle Français breed in 1958. The Limousin horse was bred as a "luxury" riding and carriage horse, being a favorite mount of French aristocrats and royalty.
D1gBY TIL During the Battle of Gettysburg Minnesota soldiers captured a Virginia battle flag and returned it to MN. Virginia has continuously asked for it back, prompting then MN Gov. Jesse Ventura to say “Why? I mean, we won. … That makes it our heritage.”
rXGd TIL:In 2011, 80 percent of all antibiotics sold by weight in the United States were used for meat and poultry production.
WkjZB TIL In the 1700's, Ex-Slave Tom Molineaux Literally Fought his Way to Freedom, Becoming America's First International Boxing Superstar
WkNo TIL the largest high school arson in the US was at a school named Burnsville High School