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TIL that Sam Houston, the general who led Texas to victory in its war for independence from Mexico & who served as its president during its 10 years of independence, was removed from office as Governor of Texas when it seceded in 1861, after refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.

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wLrD1 TIL Though fully described by John Langdon Down in 1862, Down Syndrome has been featured in numerous works of art since antiquity, including an Ancient Egyptian figure, and Clay figure from Mexico from about AD 500
VBQxB TIL, Brazilian footballer Roberto Carlos famous banana free kick, curled from a distance of 33.13-metre distance, during the, 1997 Tournoi de France opening game, between France vs Brazil.
jNblp TIL that when Shell Oil started secretly manufacturing several hundred thousand gallons of JP-7 fuel for the U-2 spy plane in 1955, it depleted stocks of a petroleum byproduct usually included in the making of FLIT insecticide, causing a nationwide shortage of the product.
K7lw TIL the Miami Heat retired Michael Jordan’s number 23 in April 2003 for “contributions to basketball.” He never played for the team.
DvkP TIL Bruce lee was a Philosophy Major