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TIL Brigham Young's 35th Child Was a Drag Queen

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gYXA TIL: In Vietnam, the Vietnam War is known as the Resistance War Against America or simply the American War.
XEpOE TIL Steven Spielberg's carreer began when he was a boy scout, by making a nine-minute 8mm film entitled "The Last Gunfight" which earned him a photography merit badge.
neK5b TIL Dorothy Parker gave her estate to Martin Luther King when she died. After he was killed, her estate was bequeathed to the NAACP. After many years of contestation, during which her ashes were kept in a filing cabinet, she now resides at NAACP headquarters as a Defender of Human and Civil Rights.
XPP6 TIL in LOTR Elrond and Aragorn were distantly related through Elrond’s brother, Elros
5byk TIL of the term Elefantenrennen, which is German for Elephant Race. It refers to when one large truck attempts to pass another with little to no speed difference, preventing anyone behind them from passing.