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TIL that President Obamas Secret Service codename is Renegade

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x6AOg TIL that there's an annual soccer competition, called the Muratti Vase, inaugurated in 1905, between teams representing the Channel Islands of Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey. Jersey won it 57 times, Guernsey 46 times and Alderney just once in 1920 and hasn't been to a final in almost 90 years
X0vBj TIL in 2019 a pair of knickers from Hitler's wife Eva Braun sold for £3,700
MeO8V TIL the word “leopard” is a Greek compound of leon (“lion”) and pardos (“male panther”), as it was believed in antiquity leopards were hybrids of the two.
8aZBV TIL at an Alabamian church in 1902 someone yelled "there's a fight!" The congregation instead heard the word "fire" and began to attempt to escape. In the ensuing stampede 115 people were killed.
GYyxQ TIL that Banksy once sold originals of his artwork for $60 each from a street stall in NYC. Not knowing the truth, the public largely ignored the art. Only a few people bought them, and they’re now worth a fortune.