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TIL about Hornussen, a Swiss golf-baseball game in which the player hits a high speed rubber projectile at a group of placard-carrying opponents.

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jN5bN TIL of Plains Indian Sign Language, a widely used trade language that was considered the lingua franca of North America amongst the Plains Nations
QNy59 TIL about the Traverse Gap. When this valley floods, it creates an unbroken waterway between Hudson Bay and the Mississippi
MeYg7 TIL Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. was an American fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force and the first African American to reach the rank of four-star general. During the Vietnam War he served under Colonel Robin Olds and together they were known as "Blackman and Robin"
R1Rj TIL in 1911 electric cars were seen as cleaner, quieter, and easier to use than gasoline-powered cars.
grP6y TIL In Sweden, starting with The Producers, the titles of most Mel Brook’s movies begin with “Springtime For”