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TIL that a federal "Witness Tree Protection Program" exists to protect individual trees whose presence was documented at important historical events and are still standing today.

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vBm8 TIL in the real story of Mulan, when Mulan returns home, she finds her dad long dead, her mom remarried, and the emperor makes her his sex slave
E1d9X TIL Rage Against the Machine unsuccessfully sued the State Department for using their song "Killing in the name of" in torture methods at Guantanamo Bay.
wodE7 TIL about the old Blue Horizon Boxing Ring ( Once voted # 1 boxing venue in the world )
kOejm TIL the burger chain Krystal was created during the Great Depression and based on the concept that even during economic distress, “People would patronize a restaurant that was kept spotlessly clean, where they could get a good meal with courteous service at the lowest possible price."
GYl01 TIL 62 of the 97 people who were on the Hindenburg when it crashed survived the disaster.