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TIL there was an attempt to make a pigeon-guided missile in WW2

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16VgP TIL the Pointer Sisters, who were megastars in the early 1980s with dance/pop songs such as "I'm So Excited", "Jump (For My Love)", and "Automatic", won their first Grammy Award in 1975 for Best Country Vocal Performance for the country song "Fairytale", written by sisters Anita and Bonnie Pointer.
VOl4 TIL Merlin (the famous wizard) predates the stories of King Arthur. Originally he was known as Myrddin Wyllt, and is Welsh.
PKaw TIL only thirteen states allowed a citizen to resist an unlawful arrest.
Br91b TIL John Brown, in 1859, was the first person to be executed for treason in the United States
njA7 TIL Paris Hilton’s grandfather donated 97% of the family fortune and is embarrased of his granddaugher.