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TIL: Mr Rogers sued the KKK for impersonating him.
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TIL The brand name VELCRO® is a portmanteau of the French words “velour” (velvet) and “crochet” (hook)
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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.
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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.
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TIL Until 1922 you could go to jail for taking a foul ball
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TIL that there is DNA evidence indicating Humans and Neanderthals interbred