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TIL that a black man was ‘executed’ on the stage of an opera house in 1911 Kentucky. People in the gallery were allowed to shoot him once, those in the orchestra could empty their guns.

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n66G TIL that ramen, a notorious “poor person” food, was invented by a very wealthy person. He was also said to eat “unhealthy” chicken ramen every single day since its invention until he died (at age 96, 17 years above the average male Taiwanese lifespan) His 105th birthday is today.
XEkXE TIL the Bengal famine of 1943 saw the starvation deaths of at least two million Indians. Upon learning about the conditions Winston Churchill sent a telegram to ask why Ghandi hadn't starved.
x61ZB TIL about the confidence woman Sarah Wilson, who was convicted in England and sentenced to transportation and slavery in the American colonies; where she escaped and pretended to be the sister to the Queen of England, fooling many of the southern elite.
vP8px TIL: Usain Bolt's world record in the 100 meter sprint has stood for 15 years, which is longer than anyone has held the record in history.
j6M6M TIL the falling out between Rudolf and Adi Dassler which led to the creation of Adidas and Puma, took place during a 1943 Allied bombing attack when Adi said "here are the bloody bastards again" referring to the Allied war planes, but Rudolf was convinced Adi meant him and his family