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TIL: Battle of Blair Mountain: The largest labor uprising in America. A five day battle between 10,000 miners and 3,000 lawmen and strike breakers

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8LG TIL Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion apparently takes place in the Tarantinoverse, as it features Red Apple cigarettes and Big Kahuna Burger take-out bags.
0da9y TIL, In 2009, the remains of an unknown Union soldier, believed to be between 17 and 19 years old, were discovered on the Antietam National Battlefield and identified as a New York volunteer, were found in the Cornfield, and were returned to New York for burial with full military honors.
YB6d TIL that Jurassic Bark (Futurama) was originally about Fry’s mom, but the idea was scrapped for being too upsetting to the audience.
YpjEG TIL one of the six flags in Six Flags is the Confederate flag
mxKOy TIL the common swift has been documented to fly 10 months continuously,