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TIL Steven Seagal (90s action star) was declared by a Buddhist spiritual leader to be the reincarnation of a 17th-century Buddhist master. Seagal was given the title of "tulku" which is a being who reincarnates into the world to help other beings reach enlightenment.

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ADE7g TIL: That in June 1969, the Army corps of engineers diverted the Niagara river from American Falls to study and prevent erosion, after the falls had run dry two dead bodies were found at the bottom.
N7LGE TIL Jane Goodall's father gave her a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee as an alternative to a teddy bear. Goodall has said her fondness for this figure started her early love of animals although"My mother's friends were horrified by this toy, thinking it would frighten me and give me nightmares."
Wy1L TIL Native Americans used to eat soil to counteract the toxins in acorns and potatoes (before domesticated)
b6Lla TIL in 1830, around 13.7% of the U.S. black population was free, totaling about 319,599. Surprisingly, 3,775 free blacks owned 12,760 slaves, according to the census.
ypPv TIL: 271 Years Before Pantone, an Artist Mixed and Described Every Color Imaginable in an 800-Page Book