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Til Jerry Springer is British and emigrated to america

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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.
mxJGx TIL our solar system is currently traveling through an interstellar cloud that is as hot as the surface of the sun and 30 light years long. It is thought to have entered the region at some point between 44000 and 150000 years ago and is expected to remain within it for another 10000 to 20000 years.
xZO7 TIL that there is not much science backing the idea that salt is bad for you.
p8Kr4 TIL that James A. Garfield was hired to teach penmanship to the students of Pownal, Vermont after the previous teacher left, that teacher's name? Chester A. Arthur.
Br7by TIL That Henry V survived being struck by an arrow in the face at the age of 16. It was buried 6 inches deep and had to be slowly removed over the course of several days.