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TIL: Mr Rogers sued the KKK for impersonating him.

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ANw6a TIL The brand name VELCRO® is a portmanteau of the French words “velour” (velvet) and “crochet” (hook)
awZPJ TIL that during times when people were burnt at the stake, bags of gunpowder were sometimes tied around the victim's necks to shorten their suffering.
XErx6 TIL TIL The founding fathers feared the development of political parties. Among others, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and George Washington wrote about the dangers of domestic politic factions.
X0gOE TIL Until 1922 you could go to jail for taking a foul ball
ZOR TIL that there is DNA evidence indicating Humans and Neanderthals interbred