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TIL there is an area in China with so many Africans that it has the nickname Chocolate City

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Z8ywv TIL of Sybil Ludington—a 16-year-old revolutionary who rode twice the distance Paul Revere did in 1777 to warn people of a British invasion. She navigated 40 miles of rainy terrain at night while avoiding British loyalists and ended up completing her mission before dawn the next day.
Ojvg TIL Canada granted asylum to Denise Harvey, a U.S. Citizen who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for having sex with a 16 year old because it wouldn’t be a crime in Canada and the sentence was deemed cruel and unusual punishment
9YbdX TIL COLONEL SANDERS Tried to sell his recipes to other restaurants. His recipe was rejected 1,009 times, When finally in 1952, He sold his secret recipe "Kentucky Fried Chicken" for the first time to the operator of one of the city's largest restaurants.A 6th grade drop out, fired from multiple jobs
BD5L TIL that Pee Wee Herman’s father was a WW2 fighter pilot who, along with 4 other pilots and a total of 4 aircrafts, founded the Israeli Air Force and helped win Israel’s independence in 1948.
eJEL TIL that most energy drinks contain Taurine. The same amino acid that cats require in the diet to prevent them from going blind.