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Zp7AY TIL that 25% of American cowboys were Black. I also learned that (its rumored) the term "Cowboy" originated from calling Black cow-hands, cow-boys as a derogatory term.
e0Z5D TIL that the roller coaster was invented to save Americans from drunkenness and debauchery.