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TIL in 1860 a group of 76 Samurai went on a diplomatic tour of the United States. They were the toast of New York.

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P17AE TIL that the "City" of "Rancho Cucamonga" in the US State of California; is believed to be named after a ~historically "local" Native American term/phrase which implied the designation of; a "Sandy Place", a "Place of Many Springs", or, of, "The Place of the Light over the Mountain".
E1rGP TIL about Pentti Linkola, the "first ecofascist" who promotes drastic population reduction for the survival of our specie.
pYaaA TIL Cormac McCarthy, One of America's greatest writers, wrote 10 books and an estimated 5 million words on a 1963 Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter. It sold at auction in 2009 for $254,500. The next day McCarthy received the same model from a friend as a replacement that cost $20.
rRdKx TIL Elvis Presley was an official captain of the Memphis Police Department and even had dashboard police lights for his cars. He was known for pulling people over and lecturing them on safety before giving them an autograph and letting them go.
4kP8R TIL that Michael Jackson didn’t celebrate his first Christmas until he was 35 years old