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TIL Of Sputnik Monroe A Pro Wrestler Who Was A Major Factor In Ending Seregation In Tennessee. He Was Often Arrested For Anti Seregation Actions And Would Hire Black Attorneys To Defend Him, Earning Him Lots Of Black Fans.

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6KDl TIL 18 million people in the US are consistently hungry, and another 30 million people have occasional problems getting enough food to eat
l7WLK TIL of the Greek poet Aeschylus, who died after an eagle dropped a tortoise on him, mistaking his bald head for a rock on which to break the tortoise's shell.
ppvQ TIL football player Jakub Błaszczykowski’s father stabbed his mother to death when he was 10 year old and he now dedicates all goals to her.
4Xwm6 TIL That Irish-Americans account for almost 2 out every 3 US Medals of Honor awarded, and if the country of Ireland was compared to US states, it would come third to only Texas and California for the total number of MoH awarded.
P1apn TIL about Eddie Waitkus, who was the inspiration for Robert Redford’s character in “The Natural.” Waitkus almost died in 1949 after being shot by an obsessed female fan. It is one of the earliest recognized cases of criminal stalking