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TIL The High Treason Incident was a socialist-anarchist plot to assassinate the Japanese Emperor in 1910

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1aQQP TIL - This year marks 61 years since the US has added a state, making this the longest the country has ever gone without adding a state. In the USA's 233 years, it's added a state every 6.3 years on average.
awAOy TIL about Bill Richmond, a black slave who fought alongside the British during the Revolutionary War. He later moved to England where he became one of the world's most famous bare-knuckle boxers. An articulate, respected man, he married a white woman and attended George IV’s coronation.
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OoMde TIL Billy Joel got the idea for 'We Didn't Start The Fire' after he met a 21-year-old who said: "It's a terrible time to be 21", "Yeah, I remember when I was 21, I thought it was an awful time", "But it's different for you. You were a kid in the 50's and everybody knows nothing happened in the 50's"
x6Kjk TIL The bronze doors of the Pantheon are the original doors from 2000 years ago