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TIL a railroad in Britain with a bad public image hired a 15 year-old to run it's twitter account, with great results.

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4kPma TIL famous pirate Sir Francis Drake once brought 200 Muslims to Roanoke after freeing them from slavery.
nK0b TIL J.K. Rowling is quoted as saying “I have met thousands of children now, and not even one time has a child come up to me and said, ‘Ms Rowling, I’m so glad I’ve read these books because now I want to be a witch” when her books were accused of satanic themes.
OoXVa TIL that alcohol is the most dangerous drug to withdrawal from, that hundreds die every year attempting to quit cold-turkey, and that despite this, Alcoholics Anonymous actively discourages people from using any kind of medical intervention.
AD8Vg TIL The Animals' cover of "The House of the Rising Sun," was recorded in just one take on May 18, 1964. Producer Mickie Most later stated, "everything was in the right place ... It only took 15 minutes to make so I can't take much credit for the production."
Q7LX TIL the KKK was denied the permit to Sponsor a segment of Interstate 55 in Missouri; when the federal court declared it unconstituional and the KKK was given the sponsorship the Missouri Legislature renamed the segment “Rosa Parks Highway”