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TIL The Pentagon is not in Washington DC

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OoDo7 TIL that Joe Perry sold his 1959 Gibson Les Paul during his 1982 divorce. Later he found the guitar was owned by Slash. Perry called Slash and bugged him for years, offering to pay more than the guitar's worth. Years later at Joe's 50th birthday party, Slash finally gave him the guitar as a gift.
JY9X4 TIL that the Karamanid dynasty, a Muslim beylik (principality) that existed in Anatolia (present-day Turkey) from 1250-1487, used a blue Star of David on a white background for their flag
jNpyX TIL that in 2004, American singer Teena Marie was sleeping in a hotel room, when a large picture frame fell and struck her on the head. The blow caused a serious concussion that caused momentary seizures for the rest of her life
7Nr TIL A black man was charged for domestic violence when he burned a cross on his yard to scare his white wife
l7XeV TIL: 5 pin bowling was invented in Canada - and is mostly only played in Canada