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TIL That there is a version of Monopoly called Ghettopoly where you can build crack houses with your hoes.

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oRBd8 TIL the only non-Native Governor of a Native American Pueblo was Solomon Bibo, a Jewish immigrant from Prussia who immigrated to the New Mexico Territory, married a woman from the Acoma Pueblo tribe, and was supported by the tribe to be recognized as Governor. He served from 1885 to 1889.
rRpB0 TIL in 1956, the first modern American mall opened-- the Southdale Shopping Center in Edina, Minnesota. Upon touring, architect Frank Lloyd Wright criticized it "had all the evils of the village street and none of its charm... You should have left downtown downtown." History proved Wright wrong.
4jrw TIL that famous 60’s radio host Wolfman Jack had two crosses burned on his lawn for playing music by black artists.
LQX19 TIL the Olympics once included a competition for art works inspired by sports in categories including architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture.
xYx5 TIL that in 2014, Betty White was awarded the Guiness World Record for “Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female),” with a 1939 debut.