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TIL that Vladimir Putin criticized George W. Bush’s dog Barney for not being large and robust enough.

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4B6o TIL of Johnathan Ayers, the minister murdered by a Georgia drug task force unit in 2009 while he was giving $23 to a woman who was about to be evicted.
vPBJr TIL that from 1969 to 1971, shortly after it's closing, Alcatraz Island was taken over and occupied by Indigenous Indians to protest the use of their land for the prison
wokbW TIL that "Not only does Darwin believe in white suprmacy, he offers a biological explanation for it, namely that white people are further evolved"
GApDj TIL following the US entry into WWI in 1917, a wave of anti-German sentiment swept across the nation. This sentiment manifested in acts of aggression towards Dachshund dogs, with disturbing reports emerging of some being targeted and even killed by enraged mobs.
1Lrr TIL The most eaten fruit of the world is not an Apple nor a Banana, in fact, the most eaten fruit in the world is the Mango. It outsells Apples by 10 to 1, and Bananas by 3 to 1.