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TIL There is no month where there isn’t a chance of frost in Minnesota.

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EgONo TIL - In many native American societies, hierarchies were eschewed and persuasion was employed to decide public policy. Rational oratory was a highly valued skill and Kondiaronk's were reputed to be second to none. His skills won him tours of the salons of Paris.
BgyMb TIL that after the success of the charity supergroup Band Aid, metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio organized a heavy metal charity album called Hear 'n Aid. With contributions by Dio, Motorhead, Rush, Kiss, Scorpions and others, it raised $3 million.
rNpjy TIL that Southern Africans, including groups like the Zulu and others, participated in taking and trading other African people as slaves, both before and during European colonization
MnQ8 TIL : The groove in a sword (the fuller) is not to let blood flow easier and ease the extraction of the blade. It is simply to lighten the blade in a way that won’t affect its strength.
x6erw TIL a Scottish widower seeking female companionship set 2,000 bottled messages adrift, but ceased the practice in response to public complaints and an investigation by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.