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TIL the man who crafted the original California Bear flag during the Bear Flag Revolt in 1846 (William L. Todd) was Mary Todd Lincoln’s nephew.

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VN5k TIL of the Tulsa race riot, where a group of white people burned down 35 city blocks which contained the wealthiest african-american community in the country, using aircraft to drop firebombs. 10,000 black people were made homeless.
9wZN6 TIL that in Culver City, California in 1990, Little Red Riding Hood was pulled from the recommended reading list for first graders because the heroine had a bottle of wine in the basket that she brought to her grandmother's house.
nWp4P TIL Pope Pius 11( Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini) was a published author before he became a pope. One of his books is rather eyebrow raising, in light of his future career choice. That book, The Tale of Two Lovers, is quite salacious and full of erotic imagery.
WkmKA TIL that nachos were invented by a chef named Ignacio Anaya. "Nacho" is an abbreviated nickname for "Ignacio".
oxw8 TIL that cursive handwriting has already been removed from the curricula of 41 states.