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TIL Kobe Bryant studied sharks and even dove with them. Now a great white is named after him

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9wPNG TIL Joseph Christmas, the first white American to explore the Grand Canyon, thought it worthless to visitors, writing, "The region is valueless. After entering there is nothing to do but leave. Ours has been the first and will doubtless be the last party of whites to visit this profitless locality."
BPPK TIL that Ketchup, both the word and sauce, originate from China
M7ogK TIL in the eighties in Japan there was a story-writing contest open to the public for a new Godzilla movie. It was won by a dentist and his story was made into the 1989 film 'Godzilla vs. Biollante'
WMYd TIL Smedley Butler earned 2 Medals of Honor but said of his military career “…I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers.”
PPJe TIL the FBI followed MLK and sent a letter to his home asking him to kill himself. With the letter was a tape of King’s sexual dalliances.