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TIL One in four cowboys was Black, despite the stories told in popular books and movies.

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yVGn8 TIL the 1976 film "Bound for Glory" is the first film to make use of the Steadicam
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j6xBa TIL that In the 800 years since Genghis Khan’s death, no-one has found his tomb.
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