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TIL Playboy magazine is available in braille.

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DwVJ TIL Anthony Johnson, was the first slave owner in the United States. He was also Angolan (Black).
rRQVw TIL: There was a fake sequel to the first part of Don Quixote. The real sequel has Don Quixote find out about the fake sequel, outraged that one would publish a book with false details about his life while also humiliating him.
DQOP TIL that a rabid bat can bite you while you are asleep, without you even realizing it. If you ever awaken and find a bat in your room, you should get a rabies shot immediately.
6EllZ TIL that the US first used gas chambers to execute prisoners in 1924, 15 years before Nazi Germany. In 2015, Oklahoma introduced nitrogen gas as an alternative execution method.
kJwNe TIL Hong Kong was attacked by Japan the same day as their attack on Pearl Harbor.