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TIL Kenan Thompson refused to dress in drag on "Saturday Night Live" until the show hired a black woman.

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KOEG9 Today I learned Americans were the ones to introduce the use of shotguns in warfare during WW1. They were so effective at clearing trenches, that they were called "trench brooms" and the Germans complained about its use and how it caused unnecessary suffering.
W7yZ4 Til Chinese pagodas were originated from India.
Yb1v TIL the Pagoda at Horyuji is the oldest wooden building on the planet, it contains some timbers that came from trees felled around 600AD
WP9Y TIL Warren Buffet went to The Wharton School at UPenn at age 16, but then transferred out because he felt he knew more than his professors
8dP TIL a school in Mississippi put together a fake prom only to invite the gay and disabled students, while the rest of the school went to prom at a secret location. (#6)