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TIL Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin plays soccer in Kidderminster every wednesday.

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v11L8 TIL the Fuegian dog, was a domesticated culpeo, a native fox to South America that resembles a red fox, by the indigenous Yaghan peoples. They were exterminated by white settlers for being dangerous to the settler's goats.
OGJ06 TIL that the “I Have a Dream” speech was a last-minute decision. Dr. King planned to give an entirely different speech, until a legendary gospel singer behind the podium yelled, “Tell them about the dream, Martin!”
b9WLp TIL the first border wall in the US was in NYC in 1625, back then Dutch colony: New Amsterdam. To keep the Indians out. On the tip of Manhattan. Now it's called Wall Street.
WDYN TIL an Ethiopian girl was being brutally beaten by 7 men when a pride of lions chased them away. They even stayed with her until help arrived.
GYgKG TIL that the 21-gun salute stems from a tradition of old war ships firing all cannons harmlessly out to sea, until all ammunition was spent. Therefore showing they were disarmed and lacked hostile intent.