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TIL that Johnny Depp got matching tattoos with Damien Echols (an innocent man who spent 18 years on death row)

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KO5gR TIL of the Battle of the Wabash or St. Clair's defeat. When an American army of 1000 men was slaughtered by a Native American force of near equal strength in 1791. Only 28 men escaped unscathed with a casualty rate of 97%, it remains the largest defeat in American history.
knDg TIL Shaquille O'Neal is a Freemason
Zp9A4 TIL: Apples are not native to North America. They originated in Kazakhstan, in central Asia east of the Caspian Sea. The capital of Kazakhstan, Alma Ata, means “full of apples.” By 1500 BC apple seeds had been carried throughout Europe. The Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans cultivated apples.
kO0Y4 TIL that sweet potato DNA indicates that Polynesia had contact with South America long before the Europeans.
PlKL TIL that on the day of the High School final exam in Korea, government workers can arrive one hour late to reduce traffic congestion, motorists can’t honk their horns near exam venues, and flight schedules are altered. Police, taxis and motorcyclists offer free rides to students who need them.