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TIL about Queen Khina, the African warrior queen of Aurès, who fought back against the muslim conquest of North Africa

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QJP1a TIL that despite infamously campaigning on "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever," Alabama governor George Wallace later renounced segregationism, publicly apologized to the black community, and appointed record numbers of African Americans to state positions and his cabinet.
KOYRw TIL while catnip is a stimulant for cats, it is a sedative for dogs.
pbKe TIL there was a councilman in Texas who wanted to remove a cat from the local library. Not only he was the only councilman who voted for the motion, he lost in his bid for reelection, and the mayor declared the cat “library cat for life.”
JYrRB TIL that an American flag that was flown on the final shuttle mission in 2011, was left on the ISS to be returned to Earth by the next crew to be launched from the US. After 9 years, the crew of Demo 2 should be returning it.
p8XVA TIL 22% of Beverly Hills population is of Iranian descent