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

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W7JLX TIL slaves brought to America on 1859 in the Clotilda founded after the Civil War the city of Africatown, Alabama, retaining their West African culture until the 1950s
GAQd1 TIL that to get a shot at the World Championship, boxer Joe Louis had to agree to give up 10% of his earnings for the next decade, to the defending champion James J Braddock. This would earn Braddock and his manager $150,000.
KNAJ TIL that Ernest Hemingway lived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, and a fractured skull.
8avbV TIL The Centennial Light is the world's longest-lasting light bulb, burning since 1901. It is often cited as evidence for the existence of planned obsolescence in later-produced light bulbs.
Zp8KG TIL The Iron Crown is not made of iron. The crown contains a band that was believed to be made of a nail from the True Cross which miraculously did not rust, it was actually made of silver.