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TIL that, until it was forcibly suppressed during WWI, German was the second most widely spoken language in the USA, with many local governments, schools, and newspapers operating in German.

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ZlX4 TIL that Douglas Adams, author of the Hitchhiker’s guide was a guitarist and a friend of David Gilmour from Pink Floyd, and Adams played for Pink Floyd in their Earls Court concert in 1994. Adams played the guitar in the songs “Brain Damage” and “Eclipse”.
6K7Y TIL: the U.S. captive tiger population of 5,000 exceeds the total world population of wild tigers.
X0E7k TIL Daniel Lambert (1770- 1809), the heaviest authenticated person in history at that time, once fought a bear on the streets of Leicester and only gave up horseback hunting when his weight exceeded 560 pounds
XeN8 TIL that when Sean Connery was held at gunpoint while filming by his female co-star’s gangster boyfriend, he immediately grabbed the gun and chased the guy out of the building. He then walked back on-set and asked the director, “Should I cut yet?”
b98Pa TIL that the 3rd W in BW3s stands for Weck. They no longer serve weck, so they changed their name to Buffalo Wild Wings.