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TIL that if Disney execs had their way, Dead Poets Society would be called 'Sultans of Swing' and instead of learning about poetry, the boys would be 'passionate about dance'- with that plotline mostly focusing on Mr Keating's character

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78OyP TIL that after their invasion of Vietnam, the Ming took Vietnamese captives back to China and among them, Ho Nguyen Trung, a firearms expert would go on to transform Chinese firearm technology and be venerated by the Chinese as the 'God of Firearms'
AE0g TIL 30% of American adults do not consume any alcohol ever
wLWD7 TIL the RMS Carpathia received the Titanic's distress call by accident. Harold Cottam, the telegraphist had finished for the day and was using the transmitter to "take some general news". He picked up messages for the Titanic and to help made contact. The reply: "We have struck ice, come at once."
7xK7 TIL: That 40% of white men and 50% of black men will be arrested at least once for non traffic offences before the age of 23 in the USA
p8PWN TIL I learned about the Greensboro massacre, where KKK and Nazi party members opened fire on on crowd protesting the Klan. The media filmed the massacre and aired it on national television however no one was ever convicted.