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TIL there were only 38 U.S. states when Nintendo was founded

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LD0Q TIL that the Sochi Olympics takes place right on top of areas that are claimed to be mass graves of the Circassians (Adyghe) people, massacred there by the Russians in the 1860s. One site is actually called “Red Hill” because of all of the blood spilt on it…
wRG1 TIL Afghan Women had the right to vote in 1920’s and full equality in 1960’s.
BrLbr TIL The Beatles' song "Hey Jude" was originally titled "Hey Jules", and it was intended to comfort Julian Lennon from the stress of his parents' separation. McCartney said he changed the name to "Jude" "because I thought that sounded a bit better"
GYZ44 TIL that historically, black dyes were the hardest to make. Brilliant colours or heavily-decorated clothes were legally restricted to the nobility, so successful merchants would show off their wealth by wearing all-black clothes
yJo8 TIL that Steve Jobs almost named the iMac Macman. This would have meant we would now be using Podmans, Padmans, and Phonemans.