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TIL The Kenyan Masai tribe donated 14 cows to the US following the 9/11 attacks. The cattle - regarded as sacred, were the highest expression of regard and sympathy.

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ExaW TIL: The island of Bikini Atoll has a flag similar to the US’s as a symbol of the debt they believe the US owes them - while testing nuclear weapons, an H-Bomb detonated in 1954 resulted in the poisoning of many islanders from the nuclear fallout.
PlLG TIL that the Grateful Dead wrote a letter to the Nixon Administration in 1974 offering advice on how to resolve the Watergate scandal. Their solution: “chrome the entire White House.”
prvG TIL the term “meme” was coined in 1976 by Richard Dawkins as a method of explaining how cultural traits are passed on and popularized
gnj4 TIL Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong’s cranky old grandfather, was actually the original antagonist from the 1981 arcade game
8gvK TIL Jerry Seinfeld asked Joan Rivers to be the first guest on Season 5 of “Comedians in Cars”. She postponed due to a scheduled medical procedure but eventually died due to complications during said procedure.