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TIL MLK, Anne Frank, and Barbara Walters we’re born in the same year.

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wLAj6 TIL about Gonzalo Guerrero, a Spanish sailor who was shipwrecked along the Yucatan Peninsula in 1511 and taken as a slave by a Mayan lord. He earned his freedom, became a respected Mayan warrior, and died fighting Spanish colonization of indigenous lands.
OMM1 TIL that quicksand, at the peak of its popularity in 1960s, was used in as much as 3% of all movies
XJOD TIL that during the Mexican-American war an estimated 700 Irish men deserted the US Army to join the Mexicans and fought in the Battle of Churubusco. The were called Batallón de San Patricio (St. Patricks battalion) and are considered heroes of Mexico.
Y7xxP TIL the worst serial killer--Luis Garavito--had 193 confirmed victims. He died of eye cancer in October.
BrBlr TIL the 3rd largest oilfield in the USA is located in Los Angeles.