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TIL when Sitting Bull was killed in a gunfight by agents attempting to arrest him, His Horse-which was gifted to him by Buffalo Bill - heard gunshots and began performing its Wild West Routine, getting on its haunches and dancing. It was believed that the slain chief’s spirit had entered his horse.

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X9rE TIL that in 1996, Rage Against the Machine played Saturday Night Live with host Steve Forbes. In protest of billionaires like Forbes, they hung two upside-down flags from their stage, against the wishes of staff. After a confrontation with SNL stagehands, they were kicked out before the second song.
MepAB TIL when Consumer Reports surveyed the reliability of 1975 cars, Volvo turned out to be the second-worst car brand, and behind all the Big Three US brands in reliability.
a8PeZ TIL, Bobby Brown’s Don't Be Cruel was the best-selling album of 1989 in the United States, and finished number one on the Billboard Year-End album chart. Eventually the album sold 12 million copies worldwide in less than a decade.
gML04 TIL putting your hands on your knees after an intense HIIT session is actually better for you than putting your hands on your head, contrary to what coaches have been espousing all these years.
kJgm TIL It makes people happier to spend money on others as opposed to themselves.