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TIL the word Saudade, a Portuguese word with no English translation, means the empty sadness and longing for that which may never return that accompanies nostalgia.

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rN9No TIL that President Andrew Jackson bested Charles Dickinson in a duel after he had insulted his wife. He was shot first in the duel, but won, and the bullet could not be safely removed afterward for 40 years.
Wk4eB TIL during the forced removal of Native Americans to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears, many African American slaves were owned by tribes and forced to go as well. After the Civil War, the Freedmen founded their own communities and Oklahoma became home to over 50 All-Black Towns and settlements.
8eaZ TIL that from 1936-1964 there was a travel guide for African Americans that listed integrated or black-friendly establishments.
b1l4 TIL of ‘Genie’, a child who was kept in a blacked out room by her father for the first 13 years of her life
OOO6 TIL you pay $30,000 to have your star on the Hollywood walk of fame.