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TIL Santa Anna introduced chewing gum to the US during his exile from Mexico

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eyr4 TIL King Togbe Ngoryifia Bansah has ruled the GBI Traditional Area of the Ghana Volta Region from his home in Germany since 1992 when he got the crown following his grandfather’s death (as his left-handed father was not a rightful heir). He rules by phone, fax, and e-mail.
GAndJ TIL the hottest day on record in September was recorded today in California‘s Death Valley at 127 degrees Fahrenheit (52.8 degrees Celsius)
JBrl TIL In 2011, four Wal-Mart employees we fired for disarming a gunman caught shoplifting.
mxM5R TIL the origin of the Stonehenge stones was only discovered after a lost core was returned after 62 years.
oBQVE TIL the world record for “Simon” was broken last year and currently stands at 84 sequences.