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TIL that pro wrestler Batista decided to get into wrestling after realizing he had squandered his 20s and was living in poverty to the point that he had to borrow money to buy Christmas presents for his kids.

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kJwRe TIL during Zhu Di's rebellion against the Ming dynasty, as he was besieging Jinan and bombarding the city with cannons, the defenders put plaques with the name of Zhu Yuanzhang (Zhu Di's father and the Ming dynasty's first emperor) written on them on the walls, forcing Zhu Di to stop the siege.
grAy4 TIL that Terry Kath, original lead singer for Chicago, accidentally killed himself while trying to prove his gun wasn’t loaded
9x0X TIL that the lead singer of “The Village People” was actually straight.
w9wM TIL The Sun, a British tabloid that published cruel lies about the Liverpool fans in its coverage of the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster in which 96 Liverpool fans died, is still banned from many Liverpool newsagencies, is not allowed at Liverpool matches and has very low sales in Liverpool to this day.
QJGMa TIL that despite its signing into law in 1983, MLK Day wasn't observed in every state until 2000. Before it was made an official state holiday in South Carolina, employees could choose between celebrating MLK day or one of three holidays in honor of the Confederate States.