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TIL Interracial Marriage was not fully legalized in the USA until a 1967 Supreme Court Case

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m1nnp TIL that Before his record setting Hall of Fame career as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Tom Landry flew 30 combat missions as a B-17 Flying Fortress co-pilot
e0al4 TIL that Data's cat Spot from Star Trek: TNG was played by 5 different cats (Monster, Brandy, Bud, Tyler, Spencer and Zoe) and an unnamed iguana
gr5k7 TIL about Obelisk, a Queen's Guard horse, who used to lure pigeons to him by dropping oats from his mouth. When they came close, he would stomp them to death. He was eventually taken for additional 'psychological training'.
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