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TIL the Declaration of Independence refers to Native Americans as “the merciless Indian Savages”.

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QWJL TIL that Quentin Tarantino’s father, Al Pacino’s father and Patrick Swayze’s mother made an exercise video together called “Silver Foxes: Power Pilates”
KYARR TIL Twentieth Century-Fox used its profits from its film Star Wars to buy the Pebble Beach Golf Course in May 1979.
e1rL TIL that the smell of rain is called “petrichor” and is caused by oils released by plants during dry periods then absorbed by clay and soil. Humidity then releases these oils into the air
oVmW TIL that Timothy May predicted Bitcoin, colored coins, Silk Road, and Wikileaks… in 1988.
KYYQ6 TIL in the 1896 Olympics, British cyclist Frederick keeping got into a controversy because he worked as a servant rather than being a gentleman. Back then, Olympics wanted amateur athletes, and gentlemen were considered true amateurs, so being paid was viewed negatively.