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TIL of William Augustus Bowles, a White Man Who Became A Part of the Muscogee People and Tried to Unite Native Tribes to Protect their Land Against US Invasions

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8apY4 TIL catcher Dave Bresnahan threw a potato to trick a runner home. The minor leagues kicked him out and was later quoted saying "Lou Gehrig had to play in 2,130 consecutive games and hit .340 for his number to be retired, and all I had to do was bat .140 and throw a potato."
VMQkB TIL the Nation of Islam believes that white people were made by a black scientist named Yakub 6600 years ago. Whites were exiled to Europe, lived in caves, and were eventually drawn out by Moses. Moses tried to civilize them, but he gave up and blew up 300 of the worst with dynamite.
0KNN TIL In 1992, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Canadian women’s national team goaltender Manon Rheaume. She went on to play in 2 preseason games, making her the first woman to play in any of the major professional North American sports leagues
BlrK TIL in 19th century Germany there was a man who was both the local tax collector and caretaker of the dog pound. Since tax collecting was a dangerous job, he used the pound to make a new breed a dog that would protect him while collecting. His name, Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann.
xVj90 TIL when their records stopped selling, Sonny and Cher performed a lounge act but it was so depressing, people started heckling them. Cher started heckling back. The heckling revived their act and they got offered a TV show in 1971, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, and reached a whole new peak of fame