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TIL California Governor Ronald Reagan banned open carry of loaded firearms shortly after the Black Panthers marched on the State Capitol while bearing arms.

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PYNNg TIL We broke the sound barrier before a man summited Mt. Everest. That's a speed exceeding 662 mph, at an altitude of 43,000 feet, in a ROCKET PLANE, four years before a man could climb to 29,029 feet, with the help of a Nepalese sherpa on his 39th birthday.
oBnAL TIL Jackie Chan was a mere stuntman for Bruce Lee, and Bruce Lee accidentally hit him for real on set. He ended up doubling Jackie’s on-set pay consistently, and even tagged along with him for a bowling game 10 days before his death.
4XMrb TIL in 1946 USA agreed to give Philippines independence on July 4 but Philippines changed the Independence Day to June 12 in 1964. July 4 is still Republic Day.
O8me TIL that in 2007, a Bosnian couple found out that they had been cheating on one another in online chatrooms… with each other.
GYy8j TIL Oregon forest landowners plant around 40 million trees every year.