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TIL a black man in the mid 1960’s, not allowed to join or play at the local country clubs, built his own golf course using his own land and taught the neighborhood kids golf for free.

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yVZmv TIL that a Korean cult predicted the rapture to occur on 12AM, October 28, 1992. Parishioners awaited transportation to heaven; some had quit their jobs or given away possessions. Mass suicides were feared. 10 minutes after 12AM, a boy shouted from inside: “Nothing is happening.”
gMMgX TIL Baby Sand Tiger Sharks Devour Their Siblings While Still in the Womb.
KwLJ TIL: The first gun control laws were aimed at black people to keep them from owning weapons to protect themselves.
5VX68 TIL: The B-52 Stratofortress, first built in the 1950s, underwent upgrades in the 2010s and is now expected to remain in service until the 2050s.
pYBje TIL baseball's Texas Rangers would not swap an August game series at the Houston Astros for a September series at the Rangers. Most of Houston was flooded at the time. Instead, the series was played in Tampa, Florida. The Rangers' explanation was that swapping would inconvenience ticketholders.