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TIL about the Bascom affair, in which the Apache took 6 American settlers hostage and eventually killed them. The incident lead to a decades long struggle known as the Apache Wars.

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yQPmw TIL "Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner" is a phrase that came from historic vegas, which used to offer a chicken dinner at most casinos. The cost of the chicken dinner was $1.79, which included a potato and veggie. After winning on the standard $2 bet you could treat yourself to a chicken dinner.
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