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TIL San Francisco's Chinatown, formerly known as "Chinese Quarter", was created to keep the Chinese population in California segregated.

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JdWV TIL - Michael, a gorilla that could use sign language to communicate, described seeing his mother shot.
16KBW TIL while filming 14 videos back-to-back, Ed Sheeran had one day off & spent it flying to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to perform with Eminem during Em's induction. After finding this out, Em told him “Anything you ever need?" And on the spot, Ed told Em to appear at his show when he came to Detroit
6B9X TIL Ted Nugent pissed and shitted his own pants to avoid the draft.
0DNj TIL the Italian government is offering all 18 year olds a €500 ‘culture bonus,’ which can be spent on books, concert tickets, theatre tickets, cinema tickets, museum visits and even trips to the country’s national parks.
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