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TIL that the earliest credible evidence of coffee drinking appears in modern-day Yemen in southern Arabia in the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines.

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Yp9NP TIL Architect Lebbeus Woods filed a lawsuit against Universal in February 1996, claiming that his work "Neomechanical Tower (Upper) Chamber" was used without permission in the film 12 Monkeys. He ultimately allowed their inclusion in exchange for a "high six-figure cash settlement" from Universal.
KOw5J TIL in 1946 there was a “Battle of Athens” in a small town in Tennessee. In the face of a corrupt political machine taking over the local government, a group of citizens mostly consisting of WWII veterans took up arms and overthrew the government officials, reinstating free elections.
OovmL TIL Horses in Iceland are Half-Wild, Half-Tame. In the summer, farmers herd them into the highlands, where they live without human care for months.
lQ5V TIL the word “checkmate” derives from the Persian phrase “Shah Met” which means “the King is Dead.”
nlYB TIL that El Cid, a military leader in the middle ages, was so feared that, after his death, his embalmed body was placed on a horse and sent into battle causing the enemy to flee.