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TIL prohibition was law in Kansas until after World War II

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J1pmv TIL the Hamster Dance song is originally from the Disney Robin Hood movie
OGG6a TIL of the Battle of Liberty Place in 1874. After a disputed election, the White League attempted to overthrow the government of Louisiana. The insurgency was put down with the help of former Confederate general James Longstreet leading a unit of African-American militia.
neGPd TIL that if she is still reigning in four years' time, Queen Elizabeth II will become history's longest-reigning monarch.
e0PKg TIL that when Eric Clapton fell in with George Harrison's then wife (who Clapton would also later go on to marry), he challenged Harrison to a guitar dual to decide who should be with her. Their guitar battle went on for 2 hours.
oBlWE TIL of a Firenado, a rare natural phenomena that is essentially a vortex of fire caused by extreme heat that sounds like a jet engine.