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TIL that Quentin Tarantino never knew his father, but his father latched on to Quentin’s fame in order to become an actor.

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0w0YM TIL about Francis Marion, an American Patriot in SC who attacked British supply lines and harassed enemy communications then eluded capture through the swamps.
ne7yr TIL Eli Whitney did not make his fortune from the cotton gin, but a later invention, the milling machine. This machine allowed the North to automate many industries and stay adequately supplied during the American Civil War.
yQYvv TIL of the Bohemian Grove: A restricted 2700 acre campground in California that is only available for the world's elite. It is described as a private vacation getaway yet it is famous for hosting the Manhattan Project planning meeting in 1942, that led to the creation of the atomic bomb.
dXm9 TIL there exists a group of internet commentators hired by the Chinese government to make comments favoring Chinese policies.
a8drZ TIL about the "Pigeon Paradox": During World War II, the British military used homing pigeons to carry messages. Despite advancements in technology, the pigeons were considered more reliable and less detectable than radio transmissions.