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TIL a quarter of cowboys were black

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a8Pk0 TIL for her 39th birthday celebration Queen Elizabeth and family attended a Spike Milligan play. Noticing Peter Sellers sat among the royals, Spike lobbed a slipper at Sellers, just missing Prince Philip's head, and then spent the rest of the performance poking fun at the Queen for bringing her son
OGv0R TIL that the Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World didn't chart in the US until it was used on the Soundtrack of "Good Morning, Vietnam" in 1987, 17 years after his death. The president of the record label hated it and refused to promote it in the US. In the UK it charted at #1 in 1967.
yVKNJ TIL of the American Hippo Bill, an attempt to introduce hippos into the bayous of Lousiana
xDy1 TIL in 1883, the body of a bear and Frank Devereaux were found dead beside each other with the ground around them thrashed for 20 square feet. It’s believed the man and bear fought to the death.
d8GVd TIL Deals Gap, North Carolina's "Tail of the Dragon," a popular mountain pass, famous for its 318 curves in 11 miles. Approximately 37 traffic fatalities were recorded on this stretch of road from 2000 to 2017.