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TIL that Neandertal people had red hair and fair skin

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e0nD6 TIL Willie Nelson used to smoke 2-3 packs of cigarettes a day on top of smoking marijuana. After suffering pneumonia several times, he knew he had to quit one or the other. He chose to quit tobacco.
N76jN TIL Harriet Tubman was the first woman to lead an armed assault in the Civil War, leading a raid into South Carolina that rescued 750 enslaved people.
XEKkD TIL passenger side mirrors were uncommon on cars for most of the 20th century.
l7XKA TIL Jelly Babies we’re originally marketed as ‘Unclaimed Babies’
GY1V5 TIL that the morning after Muhammad Ali lost in a fight against Larry Holmes, a 14 year old Mike Tyson promised him that when he “got big” he would take down Larry Holmes for him. 6 years later, Tyson fought against Larry Holmes and won.